Not to be Beaten! There are certain places that cities have that attract the creative spirits of their citizens; and Vienna, in its centre, has St. Charles's square (Karlsplatz), and it is to this square that all sorts of different people with all their varied interests come.
It was just the other afternoon, whilst going accross the square and dodging the cyclists, that I passed a line of artists painting the magnificent St. Charles's church complete with its mini lake and Henry Moore master piece in the forground; and, still being in the learning phase of their artisitic careers, they were being carefully watched over, and, every now and again, even being instructed by a not so young teacher with long grey hair, a beard, and dressed completely in black.
But what attracted me even more was a group of about 15 drummers who were peacefully beating away to the conducted rhythm of total harmony. There were very small kids, their parents, and people of every other age as well. So mesmerizing was this group, I had to sit down and let mysel go with the beat as well!
There was something very beat speacial about this drumming. Just listening to it made me slow down completely, and a quarter of an hour was all that I needed to feel completely refreshed. Maybe drumming is the answer to stress, and also the famous burn-out that everyone's talking about!
It was just the other afternoon, whilst going accross the square and dodging the cyclists, that I passed a line of artists painting the magnificent St. Charles's church complete with its mini lake and Henry Moore master piece in the forground; and, still being in the learning phase of their artisitic careers, they were being carefully watched over, and, every now and again, even being instructed by a not so young teacher with long grey hair, a beard, and dressed completely in black.
But what attracted me even more was a group of about 15 drummers who were peacefully beating away to the conducted rhythm of total harmony. There were very small kids, their parents, and people of every other age as well. So mesmerizing was this group, I had to sit down and let mysel go with the beat as well!
There was something very beat speacial about this drumming. Just listening to it made me slow down completely, and a quarter of an hour was all that I needed to feel completely refreshed. Maybe drumming is the answer to stress, and also the famous burn-out that everyone's talking about!
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