Todo Tiene Su Final

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The trombones open up with vigor and power, the piano and bass discreetly accompanies them while the beat of the drums, conga and Guiro in the background makes everything flow to give rhythm and soul to this piece of Latin music I know as Salsa. As the intro makes its conclusion the trombones and drums act simultaneously as a heartbeat skipping a beat, giving the effect of a slight pause right before Hector Laveo “El Cantante” sings his first words. Hector with his high, pure and distinguished voice says “Todo Tiene Su final” which translates to “Everything has its End”. I pause the song, “everything has its end” stays in my mind as the beat of percussion echoes in my head. In what context does he say this? To what does he refer to when he says “Everything has its end”? Does he mean something as simple as watching a movie or going to a class where both will end? Or does is he referring to relationships we have with other humans such as …show more content…
I used to cope with the fact that part of my own flesh and blood, my family didn’t care for me and only wanted to hurt me. Today that I really pay attention to the lyrics and actually listen to the song, it becomes more to me. The thoughts that were running through my head earlier don’t worry me much anymore. I look back on my life. I think about the good things that will never come back and at the other hardships I’ve had to face. I look at the new exciting good things that have come my way and the challenges that I’ve defeated. Yes, everything has an end but with every end, comes a new beginning and that’s the beauty of life. Life presents us with new facets that bring good and bad. This makes it worth living, without the beauty of experience, life becomes boring and

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