Due Tramonti

The title of this blog is what I'm currently listening to. It is one of the most beautiful pieces I've heard in quite a while. My vision is blurry from tears. And it's JUST a recording I'm listening to. I think if I were to see it live I'd break down into sobs.

It's provoked a lot of thoughts. I just started thinking about the late Mimi and Pop pop, my two grandparents who semi recently passed away. I should really think about them more often, They both are responsible for a lot of good things in my life and I am greatly in debt to them. Not only did they help me out tremendously in a financial way, but they both showed me what a successful marriage looks like.

They were married for a total of 54 years until Mimi passed away. Their marriage was perfect, it's everything I could hope for in my future and more. Pop Pop basically took care of Mimi for the last 3 years of her life even though he could barely take care of himself. He was her personal nurse and available at all hours for her even when she had no idea who he was and threatened to call the police on him because she thought he was a stranger in their house. Thinking about that makes me cry even more. I look ridiculous right now. Here I am, sitting alone in my room on my computer bawling for practically no reason.

This is what music does to me. There is no greater gift than music. Music is how I convey my feelings sometimes. It's how I communicate with God, my family, outsiders. I'm so grateful that I am in the field I am.