(Piano lesson conversation *no. 23*)
"Why do I need to sit properly on the stool?"
"Because if you don't, it will become a habit and then it will be hard to break"
Our lives are a giant summation of all our habits. Our habits develop when we grow up and begin learning things, playing games and generally just doing things. When we make tea in our house in the morning, we walk into the kitchen, open the cabinet to get the cup, get the tea-bag, boil the water, open the fridge, get the milk, etc. without a moments thought. Try making a cup of tea in someone else's home and you'll be scrambling around thinking about where things are and it will no doubt take you longer.
Most people can read, calculate, speak, run, catch a ball, throw a ball, etc. Habits that most people possess and share. Some people choose to go for a run every day, go the gym in the morning, make a healthy breakfast, partake in a certain sport. Few people possess habits that are truly special and separate them from everyone else.
Habits can be good or bad. To develop a habit one must practise it repeatedly. In the end, we will always have a choice. It's up to us to pick up certain habits and drop others. To pick up a habit can be easy or hard. To drop a habit will only ever be hard. That is why we must always try and do things properly, right from the very start, otherwise, we might find ourselves stuck with the phrase 'old habits die hard'.
"Why do I need to sit properly on the stool?"
"Because if you don't, it will become a habit and then it will be hard to break"
Our lives are a giant summation of all our habits. Our habits develop when we grow up and begin learning things, playing games and generally just doing things. When we make tea in our house in the morning, we walk into the kitchen, open the cabinet to get the cup, get the tea-bag, boil the water, open the fridge, get the milk, etc. without a moments thought. Try making a cup of tea in someone else's home and you'll be scrambling around thinking about where things are and it will no doubt take you longer.
Most people can read, calculate, speak, run, catch a ball, throw a ball, etc. Habits that most people possess and share. Some people choose to go for a run every day, go the gym in the morning, make a healthy breakfast, partake in a certain sport. Few people possess habits that are truly special and separate them from everyone else.
Habits can be good or bad. To develop a habit one must practise it repeatedly. In the end, we will always have a choice. It's up to us to pick up certain habits and drop others. To pick up a habit can be easy or hard. To drop a habit will only ever be hard. That is why we must always try and do things properly, right from the very start, otherwise, we might find ourselves stuck with the phrase 'old habits die hard'.
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