I recently attended a concert put on by Andre Rieu, an accomplished violinist and band leader. He obviously has a passion for music and it shows, His message was "keep music in your life because it performs miracles". Huh!
Andre gave a couple examples. He knew of a cat that had been sterilized. The owner felt so bad for the cat that he played Strauss Waltzs to help her feel better. Several years later the cat had a litter of kittens. It must have been "the power of the waltz". A married couple was going to get divorced but decided to spend one last evening together. They played Waltzs in the bedroom and now they are possesed by love. Powerful stuff those waltzs. Waltzs can make anemic plants grow and bloom.
So in this era of superheros, I have decided that in addition to Captain Marvel, Mighty Mouse and Superman, there should be one more hero, Wally Oh Waltz (initials WOW). I shall refer to him as Mr. WOW, the fastest dispenser of Waltz music in the world.
Mr. WOW is the most powerful action hero ever. Imagine knowing a friend with an incurable disease. It would be Mr. WOW to the rescue. He would launch a string of beautiful waltzs and the person would be healed.
There wouldn't be any war. Mr. WOW could have zapped Hitler with a constant barrage of Strauss Waltzs. HItler would have signed Peace Agreements rather than Declarations of War. It would be a different world.
When your boss at work makes unreasonable demands, you would turn on the CD player at your desk loaded with Waltz music. The boss would be transported to another place (mentally) and you would suddently get 30% annual raises. Powerful stuff, this waltz music.
You get the idea. Maybe Andre Rieu has something. Welcome Mr. WOW into your life. He is a good guy.
I have a personal connection with Mr. WOW (sometimes referred to as just plain Wally). If you need an introduction, let me know.
The lesson grasshoppers is that when your life sometimes turns to sh--, call on Mr. WOW. He can help you slay the demons. Serenity could be just around the corner.
Now I need to figure out what my action hero should look like?
Love,
Dad