I studied to be a lawyer, and after that I did something, obviously, completely different. With change, you learn something. If you do the same thing over and over again, you never learn anything.
Interpretation
Experiencing change fosters personal growth and learning.
In this quote, Andrea Bocelli reflects on the importance of embracing change in one's life. He suggests that pursuing different paths and experiences leads to learning and personal development, contrasting this with the stagnation that results from doing the same thing repeatedly. Bocelli emphasizes that change is not just an obstacle but a vital component of growth and understanding.
In practice
In a motivational speech about career changes and personal growth.
When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit of happiness, of joy, of cheerfulness. I am firmly convinced that in order to sing well, you must love your neighbor and be passionate about life.
Opera singing is in every way of inestimable value; a real heritage for all mankind that has been reached over centuries of studies, attempts, flights of the spirit.
To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion - and above all, the passion.
It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me.
A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations. As you become more famous, people come and expect to hear something extraordinary, so you don't want to disappoint them. I feel this sense of responsibility.
A young pregnant wife has been hospitalized for a simple attack of appendicitis. The doctors had to apply ice to her stomach and when the treatments ended the doctors suggested that she abort the child, they told her it was the 'best solution' because the baby would be born with some disability but the young brave wife decided not to abort, and the child was born. That woman was my Mother and I was the child.
So easy to fall into a rut, isn't it? Why should ruts be so comfortable and so unpopular?
There is nothing here that's broken that can't be fixed, but it won't happen on its own. It's going to require a huge lift by the entire country of the United States of America and people on the ground taking personal responsibility for themselves. You cannot take it as a fait accompli that the city's going to come back.
Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
We think we can't become a minimalist until our lives have settled down. But it's actually the other way around; we won't be able to settle down until we're living a minimalist life.
Welcome all experiences. You never know which one is gong to turn everything on.
If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change.
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