Today I wish to think about the
good of people and good things the earth offers us. I don’t like aggressive people,
weapons, religions or deceit. I prefer to think of the wonderful things that
grow here and how people spend their time using earth’s gifts to benefit
others. I am talking about beautiful Italy and a town called Cremona that is a
small city with a long heritage of violin makers who created instruments for
pleasure for generations instead of weapons for destruction. Even animals kill
only for hunger. Humans kill for stuberness and pleasure. It is the town where
handcrafted Stradivarius violins were made and home to the man who created the incredible
musical instrument that entertained people for generations.

The survivors are in great
condition and in great demand by musicians from all over the world. Let us have
music all over the world and not threats of war please. The original violins
were crafted from solid pieces of wood without seams. These violins have been
exported and played by the best hands in the world. Now Cremona has brought
many of their instruments back home. Some instruments have an earthier sound
than others. To keep them supple they all must be played every month and only
the best musicians are allowed to play them who are skilled to find the very
highest and lowest notes on the wood. The vibrations from the notes keep the
300m year old instruments alive.
There are only about 650 instruments
still in existence. We need rare and beautiful in our lives. Some instruments
have sold for $15 million dollars. It is a delicate process to know when enough
playing on the instrument is enough before too much. Some have broken in the
artists hands. The land of Cremona and the men of the town have created
something beautiful for generations of humans to enjoy. Let us use our
intellect and brawn for good things in the world for generations of us to
enjoy.
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