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Years go falling in the fading light (Al Stewart)



In a letter to his son, Einstein urged him to play the piano, especially music that Hans enjoys, even if it was not assigned to him by his teacher. “This is the best way to learn much,” he says, “with joy, so that one is not aware of the time passing. I am often so absorbed in my work, that I forget lunch-time.”

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