“When you want to succeed as
much as you want to breathe, that’s when you’ll be successful.” This
quote has been so inspirational in many ways to many people. You can use
it as far as everyday life experiences take you. Learning how to play the
guitar was both a challenging task and a life lesson. Teaching one’s self
to learn how to play the guitar takes a lot of time and effort as well as
patience, which a lot of society lacks. There are many people who don’t
even bother trying because laziness comes into effect. A lot can be taken
from grueling yourself though. Learning how to play an instrument can
link back to an in school experience because you learn to challenge yourself,
build up self-esteem, and gain a sense of responsibility. Although the
task may be a rocky process, it’s well worth it in the end.
There are various reasons as to why people are shaped into the person they are
today. We all have both strong and weak qualities and a lot of the times
choose to look past the weak ones. One strong quality good to have though
is to push as far as one can go. In the movie Dead Poets Society,
English professor Mr. Keating tells the boys about carpe diem and they must
“Seize the day.” A tattoo many people have today. People fail to
realize nowadays how easy it is to fall into bad habits and not try. You can gain a lot from challenging yourself
and have an upper hand when trying more things. Think of it as working on
a homework assignment for example and immediately wanting to give up just
because it looks “hard.” What good comes out of not even bothering to
try? You attain so much out of just challenging yourself and transform
into a better person. Another example
could be different projects that come up around the house. It would be so easy to just say you’ll hire
someone but instead why not just give it your best shot?
Next, self-esteem is built up
through it all. Self-esteem is something
very important to have especially through the transition from a kid to a young
adult. Middle school to college years is
the time where students feel they have to compete against each other. They are searching for themselves trying to
figure out who they are and who they want to become. Learning to play an instrument has to require
a sense of confidence the more and more as time goes on. Any musician has to be proud of how much they’re
growing which can also be considered as an in school experience. If students aren’t proud of their work they
are unfortunately lacking that self-esteem needed. But trying and asking for help can link back
to being in a classroom. People can even
look at it as learning to play an instrument in a music class. Being taught in a music class gives you that
in class setting. Even if someone is
being taught by a friend or family member it is just as important as learning a
subject in a classroom.
As you transition into a young
adult, it is important that your maturity level increases. There are many reasons as to how you can gain
responsibility. But going back to challenging
yourself, you mature from that situation.
Learning how to play an instrument isn’t easy especially if you’re
teaching yourself. You become frustrated
when you mess up even if it’s the tiniest screw up, it’s still simple to want
to give up and just tell yourself you aren’t good enough. That happens a lot in a classroom. You may not get the lesson your teacher just
lectured or you may have just failed a big test. Many students drop out because one of the reasons
is being failing a class.
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