Chapter 122

Chapter 13, Section 5 "The Marriage of Figaro"?
One cannot be arrogant, but one cannot be without pride. ? ?

Although the famous Austrian composer Mozart had extraordinary musical talent, his serious and progressive works were less and less accepted by the nobles who pursued the flashy. Before the age of 22, Mozart traveled twice to apply for a job, but was unsuccessful, so he had to return to Salzburg as a court musician. ?
The new Grand Duke of Salzburg is very domineering, and he never takes musicians seriously.He set two rules for Mozart: first, he was not allowed to perform anywhere; second, he was not allowed to leave Salzburg without the permission of the bishop.Every morning, he made Mozart sit in the corridor with other servants waiting to be assigned the day's work, using Mozart as a handyman. ?
In 1780, Mozart, who could not endure the humiliating life in his hometown, came to Vienna and began the most brilliant period of music creation in his life.Although he was free, poverty followed.For this reason, he worked very hard. He got up early to compose music every day, worked as a tutor during the day, and had heavy performances at night. After returning, he continued to compose music until his hands were too tired to hold a pen. ?
At the age of 26, Mozart started his family life, which became a sweet burden for him, especially after having children, it was already difficult to make ends meet, and the whole family lived in poverty.In order to change this situation, Mozart was often hungry, dragging his tired body to hold long and overloaded music concerts. As long as he earned a little money, he was always eager to buy some food and hurried home to let the The whole family has a full meal.Mozart often couldn't help crying when he watched his young children and his frail wife gobble up their meals.He questioned God: Why are there so many obstacles in my pursuit of my dreams? ?

Sometimes, the nobles would "generously" donate some property to Mozart, but their alms was purposeful, and they hoped to hear Mozart's singing and dancing music for them.But Mozart did not compromise. He firmly believed that real music should represent the voice of the people. Even if he starved to death, he would never betray his personality! ?

The nobles became furious, and they sneered and said, "You poor boy also have dreams? Huh, dreams can't save you. One day, you will be hungry and beg us for alms!"?
Even in this predicament of life, Mozart still did not lose his noble sentiments.He despises those musicians who rely on others, and always insists on his own artistic ideas.It was during the most difficult period of his life that he created "The Marriage of Figaro", "Don?Famous operas such as "Huan" and "The Magic Flute" have been handed down to later generations and are praised by the world. ?
Mind walk?

Personality is a unique pattern that constitutes a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This unique pattern includes a stable and unified psychological quality that distinguishes a person from others.So personality is a person's business card of life, and the content you engrave on the business card determines the height of your thinking and the realm of life. ?
(End of this chapter)

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