It was not easy to learn different kinds of musical instruments well at the same time. I still remembered when I took my piano lessons, my mother said worriedly to my father, "Why hasn't he made any progress with so much practice?'' I tried to play the piano better. However, my parents never got a strong feeling of satisfaction with my piano performance.
From then on, I didn't play any musical instrument until my old friend Larry invited me to play the violin with him when I was 60. It made me enjoy the joy of playing music again. One day, Larry asked me to take part in a violin performance with him. At first, thinking of my past, I wanted to refuse. 1 expected to hear his words that I would become more skilled with practice on stage（舞台）,But he said, "OK, only play if you want to," I was shocked by the unexpected answer.
In fact, nobody made me do it, so I had to make a choice by myself. I was willing to catch the chance this time. After a long and careful preparation, I played the violin with Larry. Though I didn't lose all my nervousness, it was enough for me to overcome my fear. Finally, I offered a full performance in front of the audience（观众）.
However, happy times always didn't last long, my friend Larrypassed waay. It was a hard hit, but his influence stayed. It helped me not only in music, but on all sides of my life. Whenever I paid attention to what I wanted to do, joy usually took the place of fear.
