C sharp = D flat
Yesterday I attended a memorial service for a well-loved resident here at Brazos Towers. A comment from the eulogy caught my attention and has stayed in my mind ever since. The comment had to do with piano keys, that C sharp and D flat are the same key on the piano, the same pitch but are inscribed differently on sheet music so we tend to think of them as different. The minister pointed out that, as human beings we're really all alike, all homo sapiens, though we think of each other as different. He reminded us that all faiths tell us to love our neighbors as ourselves and said we should keep that in mind when we encounter people who think differently from us. That's a perfect lesson for today: Democrat/Republican; Jew/Christian/ Muslim; liberal/conservative--we're all members of the human race who should treat one another with courtesy and respect.
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