Saturday, 30 June 2012

Growing Old

There is a man in our church who is over 90 years old (I can't remember how old.  I just remember he celebrated a 90th birthday in the last few years).  He is passionate about music and playing his guitar.  He lives in an assisted living home where he has organized a hymn singing night once a month.  He has been bugging me all week to come and play piano for him so he could have his song night tonight.  I made things work so I could go join him and even though I could have easily become annoyed at him taking 38 minutes to find every new song in his hymnbook and put his capo on the right fret for each song (it wasn't really 38 minutes.  I might be exaggerating just a little), I think it's pretty cool that this elderly man loves his music so much that he does whatever necessary to share his love with others.  I wonder if I will be so passionate about anything when and if I reach his age.  I hope so!  A.