The Carillon is something everyone at BYU hears all the time. Sometimes, throughout the year, one may even have the privilege of hearing Harry Potter being played from the tower! Oh, what joy!
Not many people get to experience what it is like being AT the bell tower, though. They miss the true joy of seeing what is there and how special it is to the area. This week, I had that opportunity.
Climbing the bell tower is so exhilarating! But, climbing the bell tower is also a lot of work. Is it worth it to climb endlessly to see something you've never seen before? How much work does it take for us to see something we've always heard and wondered about but have never witnessed or seen for ourselves? For me, it was worth it and was something I was willing to work for.
The carillon bell tower isn't exactly a small tower. It has about 100 steps on a small, spiral staircase. Once one reaches the top, though, a new view is seen and it makes all the work worth it! (It's like the "stairs of death" but you can't see the end and have no idea where you're at.)
Now, you're probably wondering why this actually matters! "Cool, you got to climb into a tower and see an instrument." Haha well, it made me feel accomplished that I was able to practice for weeks on this piece and then to have it pay off in the end by performing well AND being able to climb and see inside the bell tower.
With this, I know I can do hard things and nothing has to stop me or pull me back for whatever reason. There are no limitations.
At the beginning of the semester, I had no idea what kind of instrument I was even playing and now, I'm excited to have played the instrument well and be able to see progress in so many ways.
I'm grateful for the opportunity I had to go and push my limits this week by working hard to see it all pay off in the end. God is aware of us and I know that's true.
With this, I am setting new goals for this week of ways I can continue to push myself forward. I want to challenge those of you reading this to find some way to challenge yourself this week.
As was said in conference today, "Reach upwards, not across." -Robert D. Hales
Until next time,
Shalae
I love how you said, "Once one reaches the top, though, a new view is seen and it makes all the work worth it!" There is a hike in Arches National Park that I have taken several times and it is not particularly difficult, but enough to make you think, "Is it worth it?" Every time I start the hike I think that, but then every time I arrive to the Delicate Arch I know that it was!
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