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Oct 17 2007, 01:58 PM
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That happened to me, but I was like in the 4th grade, and it was to be in chorus. I was mad until I knew what chorus was
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Oct 17 2007, 05:04 PM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Oct 17 2007, 05:15 PM)  Also - any music teacher who feels the need to bash their students - can't be anything but a loser. So even back then I was a winner without realising it! Another sad aspect to it is that your old teacher probably did this, not because he's evil from the bones out but because he had problems of his own. Maybe not psychomaniac since he couldn't gain anything from crushing you (if there wasn't a nice chick in line for practice that gained her spot when the next student left) but could very well be Asperger or a similar disorder (lack of compassion, speaking " the truth" without thinking of any consequences, nothing you do is wrong but always everyone elses fault etc) meaning he may have been completely unaware of his problem (it's not like you can diagnose it by a simple bloodtest). Unaware of the problem but aware of that his life sucks. Normal people tend to take a distance from this frank behaviour leaving these people with no friends and a pathetic life. He could have alcohol problems, chewing pills, have a wife who was cheating on him and leaving him broke all te time or whatever. I think we all behave irrational from time to time, mostly because we're too stressed out, worked up, generally not feeling well. But for most people it's just a passing mood, imagine living with it 24/7, bashing guitar pupils not realising you could ruin it for someone who could become a guitar hero. I'm not saying he's ill for real, just that it's a possibility. Study people closely (ok, I'm an amature but amatures can analyze things too) and you can notice plenty. I've experienced people (in work life mostly) that are psychomaniacs, have aspergers syndrom for certain (an unprofessional diagnosis made by Dr MickeM), one with Tourettes syndrome  and plenty of odd stuff... It's all out there, just that 99,9% of us don't bother to think twice about "why did he do that?" or "why did he say that?" or "why did he react in that manner?"...omg I'm preaching... Wrapping it up... Let's hold hands and forgive this guitar teacher, we wish him all the best in life. 
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Oct 17 2007, 05:14 PM
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Those are some nice word's of wisdom...
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Oct 17 2007, 06:08 PM
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QUOTE (fkalich @ Oct 17 2007, 06:40 PM) My brother in law has Parkinsons, and was crippled for a year with an ankle injury to boot. He did not turn mean to kids. Sorry to hear about his Parkinson. I for one bash kids all the time, they make such easy victims and I love to see them cry... of course not. I didn't mean that in general, if you have problems you start bashing kids, guitar pupils in particular. But I know how you love to twist things and if you're quoting me, without twisting it, you should have said just that - "He did not turn mean to guitar pupils" If it's just a statement, good for him, and good for the kids he didn't turn mean on. Never the less, I forgive you. This is a different subject really, how can people with problems be happy? Dalai Lama has his/their way of extracting positivism out of a shitty day. Laying down ones head on the pillow at the end of a day and be able to say "I wrecked my car, the entire house is water damaged and I found out that the mailman is doing my wife... but that butterfly I saw in the fields today was beautiful. It was a good day" I have to admire. To be able to put the bright things in the first row. Just look at Jason Becker, one would think he's got nothing left, still his spiritual life is very full and he appear to be in perfect harmony. I should definiaitely read some book of Dalai Lama some day to find out the secrets of achiving that kind of satisfaction in life. Kind of the opposite from Heine that you quoted which was kind of amusing I only know of one Heine, one which you can drink, Heine Ken. QUOTE (fkalich @ Oct 17 2007, 06:40 PM) Try working out of your home, with 8 cats and a dog, and just about always one or another needing attention. You just tell yourself "I chose this, they have their needs" And even if you are irritable, you just control yourself. And if you do lose control, you get it back, and apologize, acknowledge that you were wrong. Nobody twisted his arm to make him teach kids. He made his living. And another sad fact about people especialy with Asperger is that they don't go well with people all the time, easier to put them in a shed somewhere once you noticed their flaws - put him with the kids where he makes no harm. You choose to have 8 cats and you can control yourself. With an illness of some kind or with such a load of problems on your shoulders not everyone can. You see people burn out all the time and it's in direct relation to how much they can handle problemwise. When problems are piled up too high it will break, for anyone... Except for Dalai Lama. 
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Oct 17 2007, 09:20 PM
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QUOTE (Eat-Sleep-andJam @ Oct 17 2007, 09:30 PM) How ironic would it be if Kris actually saw his music teacher in the next couple of days Maye he's here? QUOTE (fkalich @ Oct 17 2007, 08:57 PM) before one gets too carried away with Mao, he is a very good example that substantiates the saying "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". I got the point of this - And the Dalai Lama considers Mao Tse-Tung not his greatest enemy but his greatest teacher - as Dalai Lama being good and Mao being bad and therefore being a great example, to Dalai Lama, of how not to perform. QUOTE (fkalich @ Oct 17 2007, 08:57 PM) His quote is "every day above ground is a good day" That's a good saying. One could (if you don't think twice) just laugh and concider it funny but in fact, ...it says a lot. -------------------- My bands homepage
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