Done Too Soon? Or Maybe Not

THE GREAT COMPOSER FRANZ SCHUBERT died at the tragically young age of thirty one, from some microbic disease, like typoid of syphylis, that could be easily treated today. he was buried in austria next to his hero, beethoven. later their graves were moved, and today schubert, beethoven, brahams, and johann strauss the scond are all buried close together.

another in the tragic tradition of great musicians dying young, including mozart, gershwin, hendrix, winehouse, among others. in every case you wonder the same thing; what more could this brillaint person have given the world had premature death not intervened? can you imagine what mozart or george gershwin could have accomplished had their lives been twice as long as they were?

it is, however, worth noting that often times a great creator's greatest creations manifest early in life, and latter life becomes a bit less creatively tumultuous and productive, and a bit more calm, and quiet. maybe shelley and keats had already written their best poetry by the time they died before the age of thirty. maybe mozart's symphonies number forty two through eixty would have been....disappointing...though its hard to imagine.

on franz schubert's impressive tomb there is a message, which roughly, says something like:
                                "Here lies a great composer, and greater hope."

meaning, of course, there is great art here, and even more potential, but never created, art.
here is greatness which never had a chance to come into being. here is unfulfilled talent, a man who did not have enough time to do enough.

one day the great composer robert schuman was visiting his friend schubert's tomb, and, after reading the epitaph, declared: "no, he did enough."

that is something to think about. and maybe its equally true of all the rest, of mazart, of gershwin, of us all, of all those who seemingly died too young, and were done too soon. I've never looked at it this way before. now i shall. grieve not, but rejoice!

and maybe, just maybe, so should you...

Bb

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