Learning to play the guitar is one of those things I always figured I’d do after I won the lottery. Seeing that I don’t play the lottery, I finally realized I could be waiting a long time before the day would come for lessons. So, when a slot with a guitar teacher opened at the same time my son was taking trumpet lessons, I took the plunge.
Two years later, I am not quite ready for my public debut. Classical guitar is hard. Still, I’m not ready to give up. One day I will wake up, play a tune passably well and be on my way.
My guitar teacher once pointed out that, “People of your age usually give up by now” because they are so busy. True, life gets hectic and practicing occasionally takes a back seat when you have a family and a career.
What my young teacher doesn’t know yet is that one thing “people of my age” have on their side is tons of patience.
And that’s good news for me and my future as a passable guitar player.