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I did not know I could play the violin until I tried. One day someone asked me, ''Can you play the violin?''
I wanted to say no,I can't play the violin but I replied," I do not know if I can play the violin, because I've never tried"

And my answer disturbed me so much that I went to my mama and asked her, "Mama, do you think I can play the violin?And she answered,"Where do you get all those crazy questions from?Of course you can't play the violin and you know know that; besides, there are better things to do than sitting around playing a violin, like studying hard so your kids can play the violin.Run along now!

And still I wasn't satisfied so I asked a friend of mine, "Can I play the violin?".She burst out laughing and I thought I had said something wrong.You, play the violin?ha! Girls like you don't play violins, lets go play a proper game."

So I asked my teacher and she said,she didn't think I had any musical ability.

I dared to ask a stranger and he sized me up from head to toe, grunted in disapproval and walked away.

I still didn't know if I could play the violin so I decided to ask the one person I hadn't ask, the very person who could give me a proper answer : me. So I asked myself out loud,right there on the street, Can I play the violin? and the answer was, I'll never know unless I try.And I did try, and now I can play the violin.

I may not be the best violinist in the world, but I play my personal best; and I'm proud of it because at the end of the day, I can play the violin.

Do not say you can't do something until you try, you never know, you might discover one of your hidden capabilities; so go ahead and try something which you think you can't do, and you will be surprised that you actually can.



May 21, 2008 | 2:52 AM Comments  4 comments

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Muhia Bernard Muhia
May 21, 2008 | 6:19 AM

nice piece wambui.
Seanamo Sean Amos
May 21, 2008 | 8:41 AM

This is a good read, quite inspiring...keep writing.
muchia dave
May 22, 2008 | 7:25 AM

Thats the best way to keep going. everybody have something that we inwardly fear to try even if its good for us. so the going says to try something when there is a room of doubt leaves one a chance of hurts, but if you don't try you will never know. nice article
DakotaStorm DakotaStorm
August 21, 2008 | 6:45 AM
Great to hear
You are so very right wambui,an insirational read,quite true,what I love the most about your writing is the fact that you understood that the only person whom could answer your question was/is yourself,no-one really knows you better than you!Face the fear and do it anyway,discoverring for yourself/oneself what you can or cannot do is a journey towards self discovery,Keep writing for you are inspiring others to give their dreams a try.There can be no failure,only Experiences.Great work and well done.Too many ppl rely upon the judgements or opinions of others whom have no true idea of what we as an individual is capableof achieving if we are only prepared to try.
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