Too often, modern America seems to be a society which flip flops between zero tolerance and a total unwillingness to hold people responsible for any of their actions.
This morning, at Washington National Airport, your correspondent ran across a High School Orchestra returning home to Palm Beach, Florida. The members were wearing t-shirts and on the back was written a thought that every person, who wishes to strike a proper balance in his life, should keep in a place of high visibility:
"To miss a note is insignificant, to play without passion is inexcusable."
The author was Ludwig van Beethoven.
It seems that the senior music teacher at this High School understands what life should be about: good is important, passion and enjoyment are critical. Kids who learn such a lesson are likely to turn out better than average.
For your correspondent, that encounter made for a better than average start to the day.
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