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At 13:52 2001/05/07 -0500, someone wrote in part: >..................................................... >Beethoven composed his Ninth Symphony when he was 53, he died 3 years >later. It was his last complete symphony. The Ninth is famous for its >choral section. > >[The French writer Romain] Rolland concludes that Beethoven’s entire life >is best summed up in his own words. “Transcending suffering and reaching >joy!”. Beethoven was deaf. He was persecuted by his tradition-bound >society. He was envied. His troubles with health, finances and family >knew no end. But he was not defeated. He fought. And he won. He pierced >the clouds of suffering and raised himself up to a state of joy as >wonderful as the clear sky above those clouds. The >Ninth Symphony is final proof of the victory of Beethoven the man. > >It is said that he had to be informed that >there was a standing ovation behind him--he was deaf. > > But only by triumphing over each difficulty >can one attain happiness that is true and eternal. >..................................................... > >Ode to Joy > >Joy, thou source of light and mortal, daughter of Elysium, >touched with fire to the portal of thy radiant shine we come >Thy pure magic frees all others, held in customs rigid rings. >All through the world are brothers, in the heaven of thy wings. > >..................................................... > >Ode to Joy >has become an anthem symbolic of victory and freedom >trancending race, culture, even faith >to realize all human beings are connected. >..................................................... yessssss we are all connected this is what i'm sayin! we are more than our bodies we are minds we are mind with love janet janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky PD: 54/41/37 CD: 54/44/43 TEL: 613 256 8340 EMAIL: [log in to unmask] "a new voice" home page: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ . "new voice news" latest posts: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nvnNET/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn