This afternoon I knew I needed to study.  I’m also sick with some stomach thing.

Wednesday is my Music Theory exam, and I find the learnings difficult to achieve.  It seems like many others in the course are far more able.  Oh well.

So I studied for two hours today, especially about hearing intricate rhythms and transferring them to paper.  This amid the nausea.

In my better moments, I ventured far beyond little old me.  I thought of all the people throughout history who have grappled with the same study/sick dilemma.

And all among our current eight billion souls who know the story well.

And … just maybe … there was someone in India and another in Ecuador this afternoon who were dealing with the same challenge in real time with me.

I am not alone