It does not matter how many times I have done it; I will always have this rather uneasy feeling of doing it. Ironically, I love doing it. It transfigured my life.
Talented. Gifted. Special. Just like any other parent, my parents called me these words. Despite that, others saw me as a socially awkward person. “Anti-social” is what they used to call me. In fact, some still do call me “quiet.” In my defense, these people have never once struck a proper conversation with me.
As you can see, my life had a sluggish start. This is why I cannot thank a friend of mine enough for forcing me into something I thought would be humiliating. Who would have thought that singing numbers in perfect synchronization in a group has such a breathtaking effect on one’s life? I certainly thought of the complete opposite.
“Choral singing,” as aptly put by professionals, taught me a lot about myself. I have always thought that talent is something a person is born with. Eventually, I learnt that not only I earned my talent, but also, I learnt that true talents are not inbred, naturally in our DNA. I …show more content…
Previously, I tried to convince myself that it will get easier, and the nerves will, finally, go away. Inevitably, I always feel nervous before a show. Somehow, it is beyond my control. The fact that I have been performing for more than five years does not seem to throw away the feeling of when hundreds of different pairs of eyes stare me, waiting to catch me at my weakest. Paradoxically, this is actually what makes it rather addictive to do. The thrill of entertaining someone is not something I can explain in mundane words. To successfully make someone smile or laugh is more gratifying than what words can express. Sometimes, a 15-minute performance is worth months of practice. To spend months for a single two-hour performance to ultimately make people smile is my definition of “time well
Talented. Gifted. Special. Just like any other parent, my parents called me these words. Despite that, others saw me as a socially awkward person. “Anti-social” is what they used to call me. In fact, some still do call me “quiet.” In my defense, these people have never once struck a proper conversation with me.
As you can see, my life had a sluggish start. This is why I cannot thank a friend of mine enough for forcing me into something I thought would be humiliating. Who would have thought that singing numbers in perfect synchronization in a group has such a breathtaking effect on one’s life? I certainly thought of the complete opposite.
“Choral singing,” as aptly put by professionals, taught me a lot about myself. I have always thought that talent is something a person is born with. Eventually, I learnt that not only I earned my talent, but also, I learnt that true talents are not inbred, naturally in our DNA. I …show more content…
Previously, I tried to convince myself that it will get easier, and the nerves will, finally, go away. Inevitably, I always feel nervous before a show. Somehow, it is beyond my control. The fact that I have been performing for more than five years does not seem to throw away the feeling of when hundreds of different pairs of eyes stare me, waiting to catch me at my weakest. Paradoxically, this is actually what makes it rather addictive to do. The thrill of entertaining someone is not something I can explain in mundane words. To successfully make someone smile or laugh is more gratifying than what words can express. Sometimes, a 15-minute performance is worth months of practice. To spend months for a single two-hour performance to ultimately make people smile is my definition of “time well