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<p>One of my readers wrote this in response to my post <a title="The gift of music" href="http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/gift-music/12804/">The gift of music</a>.</p>
<p><em>“My daughter is 16 and part of the MP3 generation. *I am trying, and gave her 16 CDs for Christmas, all of her favorite music. *She promptly loaded them on to her phone. *Yet when I play them on my system she is captivated, but not enough to overcome the convenience of having the music on her phone. *I fear that we are fighting to losing rear-guard action, but I will go down fighting.”</em></p>
<p>Bravo and don’t give up. *It is not a losing rear-guard action at all. *16 year olds are in a hurry. *16 year olds don’t have time for anything other than figuring out where they fit in. *But they are hungry for what we give them. *They will need it later. *By exposing the daughter to new music and captivating her interests in better sound, if only for a moment, plants a seed that will blossom in its time.</p>
<p>Like Johnny Appleseed, we Audiophiles need to plant as many seeds as we can and then nurture those seeds if possible. *But even without nurturing, planted seeds will many times grow into wonderful new trees.</p>
<p>Take heart. *When the daughter is in her thirties and gets another opportunity to appreciate the better performance of a great system it will be as if a lightbulb turned on in her head.</p>
<p>Planting a new seed is the only way a tree grows. *But it takes patience, love and nurturing. *You’re giving her both.</p>
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[Source: http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/planting-seed/12816/]
<p><em>“My daughter is 16 and part of the MP3 generation. *I am trying, and gave her 16 CDs for Christmas, all of her favorite music. *She promptly loaded them on to her phone. *Yet when I play them on my system she is captivated, but not enough to overcome the convenience of having the music on her phone. *I fear that we are fighting to losing rear-guard action, but I will go down fighting.”</em></p>
<p>Bravo and don’t give up. *It is not a losing rear-guard action at all. *16 year olds are in a hurry. *16 year olds don’t have time for anything other than figuring out where they fit in. *But they are hungry for what we give them. *They will need it later. *By exposing the daughter to new music and captivating her interests in better sound, if only for a moment, plants a seed that will blossom in its time.</p>
<p>Like Johnny Appleseed, we Audiophiles need to plant as many seeds as we can and then nurture those seeds if possible. *But even without nurturing, planted seeds will many times grow into wonderful new trees.</p>
<p>Take heart. *When the daughter is in her thirties and gets another opportunity to appreciate the better performance of a great system it will be as if a lightbulb turned on in her head.</p>
<p>Planting a new seed is the only way a tree grows. *But it takes patience, love and nurturing. *You’re giving her both.</p>
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[Source: http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/planting-seed/12816/]
