Yesterday I attended the concert of Hong Kong Festive Orchestra X Aristo Sham The Primère Concert. The orchestra played fairly well, except they need more rehearsals with its woodwind.
What caught my attention to the concert was Aristo. He has been a great friend of mine ever since grade 7, though I knew him since grade 5. He is going to some foreign country to further his studies and that means after a few weeks when school resumes here in Hong Kong there'll be an empty seat in the class - together with many others.
Aristo is very talented. As his fingers flew on the keyboard, what flashed in my mind were mostly friends: friends at school, friends on SmallWorlds: How supportive they have been to me, the happy times we have had together and what we have overcome throughout these years.
Life is just a few things: Parents, religion, friends and relationship. Or at least these are the basics anyone should have, for they represent what a life needs: faith, support and love. Friendship provides the last two.
I say that because, right before the concert I have just returned from a trip to China with people in my church and someone came up to me and thanked me for introducing her daughter to my friends which totally changed her personality and how we went through with her our lowest and highest times in life. Pretty true. That's what friends are for.
One less friend - and he is sitting right on the piano, playing Chopin.
Gives me thoughts... do you?
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