Ben Shvarts Task 2

The Invention of Music
March 21st 200 B.C, life was boring. There was no passion or excitement what so ever. Until one day, one sad day, a young true musical soul was born. His name was Joseph Passion. He was a strange child to the elders he kept making a sound which was unique it had a rhythm, a beat and a meaning to celebrate.
Ten years later 210 B.C March 4, 2011 Joseph was older and wiser. The other children thought he was an outsider and a freak, but at least he had support from his family. Well, at least his father who hated the rhythm he played. Every time he saw him playing he would hit the rhythm out of him. Even so, Joseph believed that one day everyone would love the rhythm he played.
One day something just clicked inside of Joseph. He had an idea to get everyone to love the rhythms he would play. So, on Tuesday, the ceremony of the dead, he would perform a piece of rhythm that was sad so someone would feel some passion.
When Tuesday had come, Joseph brought some containers that he could tap on. He knew that a tune could project from these containers throughout the ceremony. One hour later everyone gathered across the floor, this was his time to shine brightly to the other villagers. He got out his containers and brought them out. Every one stared at him and was wondering what he was doing. Then he hit it once then twice and he made history!
The villager’s first reaction was nothing. Joseph was nervous at first but then someone came out and started to tap the floor. Then another and another person stood up. As soon as one, two, and three at least half of the village started to tap, clap and make funny beats with their mouths. It was quite magical. Joseph felt so great. Even the others who had never heard of a tune or sound before started to dance, sing and jump.
Joseph saw his father just sitting there just like all the effort he made was pointless. Joseph started to tear. He was blinded with his cries. He couldn’t believe that his own father, the man he looked up to, had no interest what so ever. So, he ran off like the speed of light. Everyone was clueless as to why he just ran off. He was having so much fun with the others.
Joseph’s mother chased him to where he was going she caught up to him and asked what happened, “What is the problem?”, she asked. “It is father he never has looked up to me, never been proud of me. I am getting annoyed!”
Then his mother said, “You are not right about that Joseph. You are deeply not right. You were just too blind to see that every time you made music he couldn’t move. He was shocked that a little one could be so talented in so many different ways”, she said. Joseph replied, “You’re joking right?” Then mother said, “No he has always loved you, just in a very weird way.”
Then right from that moment Joseph went back to the ceremony. He went back to the containers and called his father to the stage. His father didn’t move at first. Then, stood and walked up step by step until he reached his son. Joseph asked him to play music with him. Then he took one step closer and whispered, “let’s do it Joseph.”
So from that moment he knew that music was his one and only passion.