Humility is the ability to recognize one’s own weaknesses in the glow of one’s self-perceived superiority, and then to act accordingly and objectively for the betterment of humanity in the light of the best current available knowledge.
Self-Fulfillment and Happiness are best achieved by active, relentless pursuit of self-interests and goals that develop and enhance the self, the environment, and those around you, in spite of influence of faddish, transient, shallow, short-sighted ambitions of others and traditional expectations.
A True Artist of any medium is one who applies Humility, Self-Fulfillment, and Happiness as described above in creating works of art.
Born: July 10, 1960 in Taipei, Taiwan
Pre-occupations: Music, especially classic, folk, jazz, strings, lyrical; Songwriting, Playing Guitar, Writing Letters and Postcards, Conversation with Strangers, Gardening, Running, Windsurfing, Scuba Diving, Juggling, Riding a Unicycle, Thinking, Reading, History, Driving Down the Highway, Fixing My House, Sleeping in My Car in Strange Places, Visiting Family, Writing, Studying Life, Plants and Animals, Stargazing
Musical Achievements: Live recorded Children’s CD, two other CD’s of original music: “Living for Now” with the Manzanita Band and solo album “Not by War But by Humility”, and singles recorded on the past four years’ compilation discs of the Songwriters Group of the Calliope Pittsburgh Folk Music Society
Musical Influences: Listening to classical music on the radio growing up, second grade piano teacher Ms. Neal, playing clarinet in band third through fifth grade, singing second tenor in the Texas A&M Singing Cadets under Coach Robert Boone, listening to early recordings of solo classical guitarist Andres Segovia, my mother and father’s beautiful voices, Cat Stevens, America, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Everly Brothers, Eagles, Joe Cocker, Johnny Mathis, Pat Petrarca, the outdoors, campfires, children’s camp, Church of the Brethren
