Are You Striving for Brilliance?

My Uncle John shared this YouTube video with me and I'm grateful he did, these children are amazing. I hope they're enjoying their music as much as it appears that they do in this clip.

I was disturbed by some of the negative ethnic slurs people posted on YouTube. Are we so jaded that we have trouble appreciating what is or may be and instead must diminish someone's brilliance? I for one appreciate the amount of dedication and obvious talent of these little children. 

I played music from the time I was eight years-old to high school and never chose to do what it took to play excellent. The difference between brilliance and mediocre is the effort we choose to put into whatever it is that we're doing. No doubt these children put untold hours of practice into their music and are now reaping the rewards of their efforts. And that we are entertained and in awe is double the reward I'm sure.

Thanks Uncle . . .