A Musical Concert or Aggravating Noise? (standard:humor, 914 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Sep 13 2020	Views/Reads: 1284/915	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Throughout my life, I have discovered that the important thing is not what you disagree about but rather what you agree on, and that brings you together.

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when I got up in the morning, it was just finishing its concert. 

For the next several nights, that tree frog entertained us with its
musical concert. I enjoyed it while my wife despised it. 

I guess that's the difference between people. One person enjoys the
music while the other person looks at it as noise. What is the real 
difference between music and noise? 

The only difference is the person listening. Since I do not have any
musical credibility, I can listen to a tree frog singing and enjoy it 
as a beautiful musical concert. 

On the other hand, my wife is very musically adept and can tell what is
musical and what is simply noise. 

A few days later, my wife got up, came into the living room, and asked,
"Where is that noise?" 

"Oh," I said rather cheerfully, "you mean the musical concert we enjoyed
for the last several nights." 

She looked at me with one of her looks. 

“I think the tree frog has finished its concert and has moved on to its
next engagement.” 

For a moment, I was a little sorry because I enjoyed all the music from
that tree frog. If up to me, and it isn't, I would engage that tree 
frog for a concert every night. 

Last night as we were sitting in the living room, my wife said, “Isn't
that wonderful?” 

Not knowing what she meant, I asked her, and she said, "that aggravating
noise from the tree frog is gone. I really enjoy the quiet." 

For a moment, I wanted to reply, "I really enjoyed the tree frog
concert." I knew that would not be the proper thing to say at a time 
like this. There is a time when you can agree on something. We don't 
have to agree on everything, but we need to agree on that which is 
important. 

Amos, the Old Testament prophet, said it this way, “Can two walk
together, except they be agreed?” (Amos 3:3). 

Throughout my life, I have discovered that the important thing is not
what you disagree about but rather what you agree on, and that brings 
you together.


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