So I lie there with my earphones on, wondering if it ever could have felt to Beethoven like it sounds in my head. The crescendo rises, and my sternum starts to vibrate. And by the time the final kettledrum drowns out all those big F's, I'm on my feet, singing at the top of my lungs in gibberish German with the mighty choir, and jumping up and down as the legendary Fulghumowski directs the final awesome moments of the END OF THE WORLD AND THE COMING OF GOD AND ALL HIS ANGELS. HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! WWHHOOOOOOOOM-KABOOM-BAM-BAAAAAA!!! Lord! Uplifted, exalted, excited, affirmed, and overwhelmed am I! MANALIVE!
p. 113, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Robert Fulghum
Wonderful teaser! I've always meant to read this one - I remember it caused quite a sensation when it first appeared.
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