One day my friend called me about work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were looking for a piano player. Playing piano for a melodrama theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was on the skids, I needed cash, but the pay was pitifully little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I told her I couldn\u2019t work for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But my friend said to re consider. Yes the pay is meager, but instead of being insulted, take a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes saying yes to small things leads to bigger things. She was right of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I went and auditioned, and just barely made an impression, and I was hired. One day a week was offered, and that quickly turned into several days a week, and many raises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While there, I met many wonderful friends, and over years led to other work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While there, in a funky theater, playing six shows a day, I learned many things about myself, and my abilities. I learned about theater. I learned about quality. I learned about enjoying the process of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I learned about art. It was an education, and it was fun. I felt like the kid who joined the circus, and every one I worked with was just like me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most important, I met my future wife, who I am still desperately in love with, so many years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, as it turns out, is the most useful word in the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think about this often, as the years flow by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I think about that sour day, years ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I almost said no.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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