A Thousand Years
Some stories are difficult to finish. You write and write and at one point you don't know how to bring those last thoughts and in some way say goodbye to your readers. It may be that you don't like goodbyes as the story would last forever and the protagonist would not die with the full stop. But what is also true is that sometimes it is difficult to start a story, and before that - have an idea at all. I am just guessing all of this as I am not a writer. Although I have a little buddy, the little Buddha that in his daydreaming pose always shows me some book or magazine. Sometimes he is silent but other times he reveals some messages and gives inspiration.
This Sunday he pointed with his head to one book on the shelf. Mafia from Naples.
You can imagine me running away, scared... I didn't even want to see who the writer of the book was. The title stayed marked in my mind though. Like a mantra, it hammered my nerves for hours. I would say it is a long time, but we all know, time is relative, right? Relatively relative. A thousand years can maybe fly in a few seconds or vice versa. One second can hold more than we can imagine, but let's stay with the hours that I spent at my Sunday workplace. It was a normal session, with all the usual things that happen, music, coffee, music, driving home. I even managed to forget about that book and left the hotel already thinking about the rest of the day and the tasks that could wait for me.
The manager didn't inform me that I was promoted at work and I got a new, clean car with a driver. It annoyed me a little bit as these kinds of surprises should be written in the contract to avoid possible misunderstandings in the future, but anyway, I decided not to complain about the promotion and enjoy the given moments.
The driver even stepped out when he saw me with Voyager and offered to place it into the trunk. I felt a bit sorry for my friend but I let it be placed there. In all modes, I had to talk to my manager on Monday to clarify all the details about these new working conditions, and yes, to ask him about the schedule and time I finished. I noticed that it was evening... but my turn was during breakfast? Not to be a party breaker I kept the suspicions in my black blazer's left pocket and entered the vehicle.
The night was nice and the city lights were playing a hide-and-seek game with the tall trees along the road. I enjoyed the new feeling a lot as I didn't have to drive and pay attention to the road and traffic. All went well, perfectly well and my satisfaction hit the sky when I got a cup of champagne. No need to say that it was very tasty. The gentle bubbles tickled my tongue and a sweet taste prevailed in my mouth. I felt it on my lips as well. The label said that it was a branded one, Camorra, a name that rang a bell but I was not sure from where I have heard about it. For sure it was not a cheap one from a supermarket.
I was excited about all of this and imagined arriving home, telling the good news to my family and also writing it down on my blog. What a Hive story it would be!
It was just great to see that the driver was so helpful when my eyelids became heavy and I felt a little tear of joy. He handed me a tissue from a cardboard box, the same brand as the champagne, Camorra. He also gave me a mobile phone and announced that I have a call from the capo. However, everything became black in front of my eyes before I could attend that phone call...
Play it!
Play it once again!
Why this mistake?
Again. You can't leave until it becomes perfect!
They gave me a piano, the music scores and a laptop to record that song. It was impossible to get it right, there were always some mistakes. I cried but I had no choice, I had to make more effort. The members of the mafia clan started to scare me with all types of threats like bringing me a frog and kissing it. Cutting my fingers. Locking me up in a monastery. Forcing me to wear high-heeled shoes. Breaking my arms. It was a real nightmare but I had to please the wishes of the capo and learn to play the song he asked for. I almost felt compassion for him, as his intentions were so sweet... aw... He wanted a nice present for his wife but she already had everything. Houses, luxury cars, dresses, and jewellery. Perfumes, spa treatments and yachts...
He needed something different as a gift this time and it had to be that song by Christina Perri, but recorded by me. Why the heck by me?
...
Sleeping Buddha.
It was he who made this arrangement.
No time to lose, I had to make those notes fall in the right place on the keyboard or think about a different escape from the hands of the mafia from Nalpes. It would be tricky to run to the street, I didn't know this city so I was still playing that song, over and over again to please the boss.
In one moment I found the book from the hotel in my right pocket and decided to rewrite it. The original text stated that the pianist would have to stay in the hands of the mafia for a thousand years, trying to get the song right but somehow I managed to rewrite the end and get myself the escape with the recording full of imperfections.
You can also hear the mistakes, but it is not important anymore. I am here, alive and will have to go back next Sunday to talk to the young sleeping statue who showed me the book and put me into this story.
Hahaha, this is such a great story, I had so much fun reading it. Kinda like a dream... you never know what's up, really, but then again, does it really matter?
The same can be said about your piece. It sounds very pleasant to listen to, even with all the alleged imperfections.
Yay, I am so glad you had fun with this story! It was not a dream, it is all I can say to you hahaha The rest, fiction or reality, it's the reader who can choose for himself 😉 but yes, in the end, it doesn't really matter if you had fun moments while reading the story 😇
Köszönöm for listening 🎶
Hmmm... I know, all fiction is somehow based on reality. And that car, you got a few shots of, I'm sure was real. Still, it's a very cool story I had great fun with. Thanks for sharing!
Of course, many things here are real, but but but 🤐
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I learned about this song when I watched the wedding of Bela and Edward in Twilight movie. Til then, it became one of my favorites, and even wanted to sing it at my wedding too which I shared in my recent article on LOH 😊..
This is a beautiful song, but your story is scary. I wouldn't want to be used by the mafia, lol. Those scenes are only possible in fiction movies..
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I didn't watch the movie, so I can't really connect it with any scene but for sure it is a very popular song :) 🎶
Hahahaha, was my story scary? 😂
Well, in the end, the mafia boss seemed to be a good one who wanted a musical gift for his wife 😁
But, yeah, kidnapping me and threatening me with a frog or high heels was nasty and scary 😨
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Wow! I so love this song and you played it well. I guess in life we really don't get the perfect one but still manage to live in those imperfections just as what Buddha teaches us to turn poison into medicine.
That car is so cool and now you have you own driver!! Wow! That is really awesome And congratulations on your promotion at work. I wonder what kind of workload is being added after seeing that cool expensive car with a chauffeur plus unlimited wine or champagne that has the same brand as the napkins!! 🤯😍🥰
All the best to you @mipiano.
I love looking at your graceful hands while hitting those black and white keys! They seem to jive with the notes!!♥️🥰
Thank you @aideleijoie, it was a pleasure to play this one and my fingers indeed live with the notes, the keys are their playground 😇
No, we don't get the perfect things in life , it's so true, though we can try to improve ourselves day by day 😉
I felt happy reading that you have been promoted, that you have a new car with a driver but felt scared the moment you fell asleep after drinking that champagne. Oh no! You can play the piano as the boss wants and wow! I like the twist of the story, you are a great story teller.
Glad you liked the twist of the story and hope it was not too scary 😁
In the end, everything turned out well :))
If I didn't finished it for sure it will end up in my mind scary but yes I read it till the end you did the twist well.
The car in the picture is really very beautiful.
Thanks, it was indeed :)
😂🤣 What a brilliant read!
This would be torture for me too.. haha
Beautifully played!!! That's a keeper for MY bookshelf.. 😁😍
Then we are not suitable for the high-heeled shoe walkers' club 🤣
Thank you, a lot, Anke 😇
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Hello dear friend @mipiano good day
What an interesting post, I was captivated until the end, I wanted it to be true that you had been promoted at work, and you have received such a gift.
I love this music
I take this opportunity to wish you a splendid day
Thanks @jlufer for reading this story and for listening to this video.
We will see about that promotion, we never know what can happen hehehe
Have a nice day you too 😉
I have no idea if there are any mistakes because that music moves me so much that tears come to my eyes.
So beautiful that there are no words.
You are a genius at playing the piano, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!❤️
Thank You @avdesing 😇
I know that in the end, it's not the mistakes that make the music or musician good or bad. But I do try to make it as clean as possible, not always with 100% success hahaha. It is also good that I could make my escape from the hand of this dangerous organization based in Naples even with this rendition of the song. :D
Buddha, a luxurious car, champagne, mafia and a piece that certainly for its complexity made time disappear completely, you were the chosen one but... something worries me here, where is Voyager? maybe we will find out in the next adventure? 🧐
My dear @mipiano, I loved everything, I was caught by the story from beginning to end, I enjoyed this beautiful piece that is so famous that no doubt recorded by you would be BRUTAL 🌹😍💖!!!!
I hope those mobsters don't look for you and I hope they don't have Voyager hahaha because if so the escape was in vain 😋!!!!
I send you a warm hug my dear friend and I wish you a great week 🙌😀💛..... You Classically Rockkk!!! 👍😉🔥🎹🎶❤️🌟🥂💥💫💯
I know it turned out that I have to think about how to get back Voyager. Buddha will have to tell me that, next Sunday when I see him.
Don Fer, glad you were caught by the story, it's always a pleasure to bring some fun to Hive 😉
I wish you a great week too 🥂💥💫
Made me to wear a high heels.... Sounds more like 'break my bone instead pretty please'.... 😂
Buddha knows...
Buddha knows many things, that's why I am constantly bringing him to my posts 😂
what a classic car that is. in terms of color is also very attractive.
Yes, thanks, it was a very nice one.
You're welcome 👍
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Very nice history.
When I listen the piano music I closed my eyes to appreciate better the song . So it was magnificent experience thank you for shearing your beautiful art.
The story... it was a dangerous one haha
No, just kidding, all finished well in the end 😂
Thank you for listening to my rendition of this song, many times we can appreciate more the music when we close our eyes and let just the power of music guide us 😇 🎶
(now you for sure know why my hive username is mipiano :P)
Yes it’s the true. The music is the universal language.
A ver, por dónde empezar... creo que te desconcentra un poco lo de pasar la página. Y te han dicho tantas cosas bonitas aquí, que no sé si yo pueda decir algo más con el mismo espíritu, pero diferente, por supuesto. Me pasa por llegar tarde a los comentarios :( Lo que sí sé, es que este post es uno de mis preferidos.
Sería este el comentario número 30. Tengo curiosidad. Veamos...
Ah, bien. Todo va bien. Estamos siendo optimistas en lo de socializar y creativos, pese a todo.
La canción de Christina Perri, le quita el aliento a cualquiera y creo que voy a ver las películas. Tu interpretación tenía que tener fallos para que pudieras reescribir la historia. Pero... @mipiano, esa historia que nos has contado también me dejó sin aliento... la rana, el monasterio, los tacones... la camorra. Qué imaginación 😂
Verdaderamente es un lujo poder leerte. Lo del auto... mira, te pasas. jajaja... ¿Sabes a cuántas personas les haces el día solo con pulsar el botón de publicar?
Gracias mipiano, este 💙 va desde mi orilla... espero que llegue a la tuya.
Hahaha, lo de la página. I just waited for the person who would say that haha, so Nanixxx saw my majestic action of turning the page 😂
Btw, the page was also the culprit for one of the failed attempts, once the music scores fell when I did it, so I was careful in the video, you see ;)
Cómo que llegas trade a los comentarios, no entiendo? Que tú ya escribiste el tuyo... (falta mi comentaario allí, pero llegará en su tiempo 😇) y sí, este parece el comentario número 30
No he visto la película (o películas, si hay más) pero la canción sí que la toco. Normalemente la toco en otra versión, por eso me equivocaba aquí porque estaba acostumbrada a la otra, un poco más sencilla, sin octavas en la mano derecha, pero me gustó más la que oyes en este post. Y sí, exactamente tenía que tener estos fallos jajaja, sin ellos sería solemente una interpretación without the story, y sin ranas y los tacones y todo esto 😂
Sí, el 💙 llegó y también uno está llegando a La Habana 😇
(p.s. si hay erratas y fallos, me perdonas please hahahaha, yo me los perdonaré hoy 😁)
You know you have that majesty that I like and well, I wonder when you are going to fix the piano shaking. hahaha.....
That may be throwing you off your concentration too. Safety and trust are first and foremost, girl.
There are several movies, it's a saga, and I really don't know if I have time to see them... although time is relatively relative, isn't it?
The right hand with the octaves... oh, a marvel. It provokes me the same thing as playing in the air first and then incorporating the left hand, you know I don't even know what I'm talking about, but it makes me laugh anyway.
Los fallos... I don't even notice them anymore. They're nice, actually. And I've heard this so many times... and even Chanel has put some intonations here.
¡Llegó... es lindo el azul!
Gosh, this was overwhelming. I love your Buddha for giving you this story. And I like how you rewrote the story so you didn't have to spend a long time with the Mafia because you couldn't get the notes right.
And I love the Mafia's intentions to show his wife how much he loves and cares for her and thus asked for such a beautiful gift for her instead of additional material possessions to fill her palace.
I loved your play too. I am glad I decided to play it while reading the rest of your story.
I loved this @mipiano. Thank you for sharing.
Yeah, my friend - the Sleeping Buddha is great at doing that, giving me stories hahaha. I don't know do you know the background for that, it is a little statue in the hotel where I play and he always points with his head to a book or something that gives me the idea for a story. He came to my posts already several times, with different ideas and books :D
I am glad you liked the whole story and the song... Thank you so much for active reading and listening @atomz 😊
Story of my life, i expereinece this everytime and when i finally finish the story how to come up with a good title becomes world war III
Lovely story, i was glued completely😃
I know!! The title! If you would know how much time it takes to me too hahaha
Sometimes I have a whole post, everything ready but not the title... 😂
Thanks so much, you are so kind @ibbtammy. I am glad you liked this story 😇
Ohhh Goodness! There I was thinking I was the only one going through this😂 glad to know that there is nothing fundamentally wrong with me😊
You’re most welcome
I read it with pleasure!
And I really liked the music!
I am glad it was on your liking ;))
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@mipiano thank you for the song. brought tears. i guess I can't deny I have this sadness within me that needs to be seen and felt and healed. ❤️
Hey there @indayclara
We all have a dose of sadness in us, and when we feel a vibe that can match our emotions we just have to feel it and let it come out, if through tears, or further creation. 🤗
I hope this music can be an inspiration for you 💝
Ohh is that why my story has 50+ chapters by now🤣
You did an amazing cover of a song I heard a bit too often, but like this I like it again, beautiful gift indeed!
Hahaha, that is a good point! 😂
Thanks for listening @whywhy 😇
The lessons you give in your post are quite incredible, my friend. I mean, patience, perseverance, talent, frustration (or how to overcome it) are some of the characteristics that stand out the most. I've noticed that you've improved a lot in the way you write and weave your ideas into the text. I love seeing that in you. @mipiano
Thank you, it wouldn't be good if we would not improve over time ;)
Vaya, vaya... Miren quién apareció, jajaja. Tiempo sin saber de vos. Espero estés bien.
Claro, si supieras lo difícil que fue escapar de las manos de aquel grupo italiano...
jajajaja
Jajajjaa, te quedó como anécdota, bebé... Y te dio para este post maravilloso. En serio, amo mucho tus historias, @mipiano
Jeje, sí...
Me alegro que estas historias traen un poco de fun a Hive ✨🎶
De eso se trata, ¿cierto? De brindar humanidad a todo.