Day 040: A typical day?
36yearsago.com
Vienna 1971—A Student Journal
A year of music, study, travel, sightseeing &
friends.
Day
40 — A typical day?
11-September-1971
(Sat.)
TRANSCRIPT
Typical day.
I enjoy doing what I’m doing now. I practice on the
horn (usually enough) and then if I have time, on the
guitar–for relaxation.
I also do a lot of reading. Some studying of German,
and of music (not as much as I would like), during
the day. At night, I read something for pleasure, and
to go to sleep by.
I also try to have time for business and pleasure.
Usually business prevails—shopping, writing letters,
but if it is nice out[side] at all, I will try to
take a walk.
If I can intensify my studying a little, and keep
this routine for the rest of the year—I should learn
quite a bit.
REFLECTIONS
A typical day, back in 1971. I’m starting my daily
routine that I set up a couple of days ago, and
appear to happy about it. Whenever I talk
about business,
it means
the daily routine of living such as eating, doing the
laundry, and shopping.
It’s ironic that I start of today’s journal with
“Typical day.” September 11, as the world tragically
learned, is no longer a typical day after 2001. I can
only hope that we can move to solve all of these
complex problems of today’s current world. Was the
world safer in 1971 even with the cold war,
communism, the threat of nuclear war, the Korean
peninsula, and especially, the Vietnam War? Because
of the Vietnam War, I would say no. If it were only
the cold war, communism, and threat of nuclear war, I
would say it feels
more
dangerous today.
This will not be a political blog.
The world, as history shows, has always had major
problems and has managed to resolve or accommodate
conflicts, problems, and issues. We need to continue
to do so—for all people, and for the survival of
mankind and the Earth.
This blog, and other ventures I hope to bring about,
are about people. You, me, everyone.
John
- - - -
