At this stage in my life the number of days in front of me are much smaller than those behind me.
But, as a journalist I am often looking in the past to report on what has occurred or to find information to complete my work.
The musician in me must often turn to the past because that is where we find all the information on how we play, learn, study, and even write the must of today.
The rules that govern music and how it is created lies far in the past. As far back as Pythagoras – you know the guy with the theory??? As it turns out, he knew how to do more than just math and figured out a method that enabled people to make music. And musicians have been twisting, organizing, flipping, and jumbling those same 12 notes for over 500 years.
Looking to the past is not always a bad thing. As Spanish philosopher George Santayana said, “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
The past is filled with far more than a list of dates and laws; it can be a fascinating world of discovery and knowledge.
But, the future can also be an interesting place with many discoveries ahead to be learned.
We learn from the past and pass it on to the next generation so that they may learn and create the world that is yet to come.
I lean from the past so that I can write about the today for those yet to come in the future; so that they can learn and remember.