What would you do if one of your hands became crippled and (almost) unusable? A scary and disturbing thought – I know. But please follow along anyways.

So, your hand doesn’t work anymore the way it used to. What are your options?​

• Curse your fate and complain about the unfairness of life?
• Resign and give up your instrument?
• Hope for a miracle?

Nobody could blame you for reacting this way.

There are also these options:​

• You could turn towards composing music.
• You could start writing books about music.
• You could take your experiences and start a publishing company – or anything that’s at least related to the field of music.

You could also say, “What the hell, I’ll press forward and do the best I can with what I have left.” And what you have left could still be enough to let you become one of the greatest, most admired players of all time.​

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