“If I don’t practice for a day, I know it.
If I don’t practice for two days, my wife knows it.
If I don’t practice for three days, the world knows it”
-Vladimir Horowitz
Years ago, I first heard this quote, attributed to the immense pianist. A singer easily identifies with the message therein, and it stuck with me.
This morning, in a scramble to prepare for an early phone call, I rushed from the bathroom to start dressing, then suddenly remembered I had forgotten something.
“Damn, I forgot to put on my deodorant!” Back I went to remedy the important step.
I smiled, recalling Horowitz’s aphorism, as transferred to my situation:
At first, I would know it.
Then we can assume Jacques would know it.
By the time I finished at the gym, the world would know it!