It all starts with an empty stage... an empty space...
I can hear the music starting to play... building up its momentum. I can feel my heart beating fast, my body starts to tremble, and breathing becomes a very difficult task. Time seems to have lost all meaning. Every second feels like forever. Every beat feels like it will never end.
The spotlight focuses on me... I have to do this... I have to perform...
There are no take two's... no retries... All I have is this one opportunity...this one chance to impress...
As the first note resonates in the air, my mouth starts to sing the words that only experience could have written, music that only time itself could have composed. My body follows a choreography that I cannot remember learning but feels like the most natural thing in the world...
Everything was perfect... until it wasn't...
GASPS... I could hear gasps from the audience. I could hear the whispering of hateful words. I could hear laughter... laughter mocking me for my mistakes... for my failure...
I could have walked away... it was the easiest and most natural thing to do in the situation... But I stayed, I stood up and picked up where I left. I cannot undo my mistakes... but I can continue and do even better than I once did. I might have fallen temporarily, but at least now, I have wisdom and experience guiding me throughout the rest of my performance... so whatever happens, THE SHOW MUST ALWAYS GO ON.
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