The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 3



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3 opportunities

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What is the human survival ability?

Although it may vary slightly depending on conditions such as a person’s physique, age, gender, and race, the approximate ability is fixed.

A representative example of what scholars talk about is the 333 law of survival.

Humans can survive 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food.

Now that we have found water, we can say that we have extinguished the urgent fire.

But if you don’t have food, it won’t be long before things get very difficult.

According to the 333 law of survival, surviving without food for three weeks would honestly be just breathing.

In order to maintain at least an active state of health, food had to be secured as soon as possible.

Fortunately, coconut trees were very common on this uninhabited island.

Even if you didn’t climb the tree, you could still see some fallen fruits.

The problem here is that there is no way to dig up this hard fruit.

At first, I tried hitting it on a rock or cutting it with a stone, but it was so hard that there were no scratches.

‘They often forget about it on TV programs. Was it all edited?’

But when people are in need, they find a way.

We wandered around the uninhabited island and collected as many sharp stones as we could.

And the stone was simply sharpened without any special method.

It made a kind of knife. Using this stone knife, we were able to peel the coconut shell.

It became possible to cut down trees and cut grass into thin strips to make ropes.

This may have been how cavemen felt when they first discovered tools.

Mark Miller was cracking open a coconut with a stone knife when he sighed and laughed.

“There really are no primitive people.”

“yes?”

“hmm···. therefore···.”

Mark Miller thought for a moment and then held out his finger to Seojin. This was like a habit I did before explaining a word.

An image of a person from the Stone Age hunting and forming a tribe.

Miller, who had been imagining such things for a while, began to act quite convincingly.

Actually, acting was a little awkward at first, but now it’s not like that anymore.

Taking an acting class in college was quite effective. If she had known this would happen, she should have listened harder.

Seojin, who was watching Miller, soon burst into laughter.

“What is that?”

“Primitive man.”

“primitive man. “It seems like it represents people from the Stone Age.”

“okay. that’s right. Even the pronunciation is accurate.”

“But what is ‘pronunciation’?”

Mark Miller explained everything in as much detail as possible whenever Seojin asked a question.

Each time, the question came back and time passed quickly.

As the time we stayed on the uninhabited island increased, we gradually increased our food range.

People can’t live by eating only coconuts, right?

We also lifted up rocks in the shallow sea to catch clams and crabs.

They made stone knives and spears by tying tree branches together with grass. With it, you can even catch fish.

Of course, nothing was easy.

There were days when fishing was in vain.

Because there was no fire and I had to eat raw food, I sometimes had severe stomachaches.

There were days when I had a fever and other days when I had a cough.

Still, we continued our day.

From morning to evening, they took the necessary actions to survive and left rescue signals all over the island.

For reference, Seojin decided to use the flashlight he had as sparingly as possible. Since I didn’t know how much battery life was left, I made the decision to use it at important moments.

We built the house over a few days.

Although it was crude, made by tying together trees, grass, and palm leaves, it was usable.

Food, clothing, and shelter were already taken care of, and we became increasingly accustomed to island life.

Just one thing.

Even though we’ve been together for such a long time.

The rescue team did not appear from anywhere.

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Seojin tried counting with his fingers several times. He looked at Miller and spoke quietly.

“182 days.”

“Has it already gotten that far?”

“I can’t believe it, though. But no way… “Aren’t we going to be forgotten like this?”

“Forgotten?”

“Airplane accidents are most likely to result in death. Especially in such major accidents, the survival rate is extremely low. In 180 days… “A considerable amount of money must have been spent on rescue operations.”

Seojin’s English skills have improved beyond recognition.

Seojin, who had nothing else to do other than survival, was busy talking to Miller whenever he had time. In fact, Sam has a 24-hour one-on-one English tutor. It was easy to understand that she had already started speaking like a native speaker.

Now that I think about it, it seems like he speaks English better than English-speaking kids of the same age.

The same goes for vocabulary and thinking.

He doesn’t look like a typical 12 year old.

Miller thought about this and that, then remembered what Seojin had said and asked him back.

“so?”

“I was wondering if rescue efforts might have been stopped for that reason. if so···.”

It was an expected conversation.

Wouldn’t anyone think that way if they were left in a place like this for such a long time?

But Miller couldn’t just leave Seojin like that.

To cut off Seo-jin’s words, Miller blew a chestnut on his forehead.

“Aya! Why all of a sudden!”

“I’m going to kill you. For your information, if you only think negatively, only negative things will happen. Rescuers are on the way and we will eventually be rescued. “That’s cool too.”

“How did you do that… Yay! also!”

“If you’re a kid, you complain about the side dishes. “What strange thing are you worried about?”

Seojin clutches his forehead and expresses his dissatisfaction. Miller stood up, leaving him behind.

Miller also knows well that what Seojin said is not completely wrong.

If time has passed by this point, the rescue team’s activities will actually be losing steam.

There is a possibility that the missing survivor was actually declared ‘dead’.

‘but···.’

If you give up, nothing will happen.

Mark Miller didn’t live that way.

Even when I gave up on the Chopin Competition because of wrist tenosynovitis (inflammation of the tissue around the tendons that connect muscles and bones).

After changing my career to becoming a composer, I did not give up even when I received hundreds of rejections.

Because of that, Miller was able to become a musician who can make a living by composing music today.

And Miller couldn’t be more satisfied with this.

‘Because I can’t end the music this clumsily.’

That’s why he had to survive.

‘There···. There is one more reason why I must survive.’

Mark Miller thought of Seojin.

When Seojin became fluent in English, there was a story he told.

Han Seo-jin’s story about how she started playing the piano at the age of 8 and has been working hard ever since she was 12.

I practice 10 hours a day.

I just listened to music all day long.

The story is that you are worried because your skills are not improving.

5th, 6th, and 7th place in each competition.

The child said he felt frustrated every time he got farther and farther away from the prize.

And yet.

That boy can’t quit because he loves music.

‘It’s like seeing my old self…’

A part of my heart ached.

I don’t know if I’m qualified, but I wanted to be his teacher. He wanted to be of some help.

To do that, I had to leave the island.

Next, I wanted to see Seojin become a great musician.

Seojin is basically a smart kid.

Given enough opportunity and enough time, he will definitely become a good musician.

With that in mind, Mark Miller trudged along the sandy beach.

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Even the uneventful life on a deserted island sometimes brought changes.

There were times when trash and other things washed up on the island, and sometimes life on the uninhabited island would change significantly if you found something useful.

The so-called jackpot.

If someone hears it, they might wonder what that means.

However, this trash was a great help to those who were living a life close to primitive people.

In particular, last time I picked up a torn net. After wondering how to use it, she tied a knot to fill the hole, creating a decent hammock.

As a result.

‘Unwavering comfort…’

Seojin’s favorite image is still vivid in my eyes.

They even made fishing rods using iron plates and clothes that had drifted down. The iron plate was cut into thin pieces to make needles, and thread was removed from clothes to make fishing line.

Thanks to this, the fish harvest(?) also increased considerably.

It was much more efficient to catch fish with a fishing rod than to catch them directly using a spear.

Just like that, Mark Miller was wandering around the beach today, again, looking for treasure. Of course, the main task was to find a rescue team, but it was also a side issue.

Meanwhile, Mark Miller discovered a unique object floating in the sea.

A long oval plastic container.

Miller, who had been watching for a while because it seemed like something familiar, let out an exclamation without realizing it.

“ah!”

An item that anyone who plays music would immediately recognize.

A guitar case was floating in the sea.

Miller momentarily shook his head.

At first glance, the case looked pretty neat. He didn’t look like just trash.

If so, it is highly likely that it is drifting at sea due to some ‘unfortunate accident’. Items may still be inside the case.

If there are even a few good items in that case.

If, by chance, there is even a cell phone in it.

If only you had a lighter.

With that thought, Mark Miller jumped into the sea.

The distance to where the case was located was approximately 200m. Fortunately, the waves are not high. My condition was good and I was able to swim.

But strangely, the distance did not decrease at all.

The guitar case seemed to be moving further and further away from the beach.

Is there a point near the island where the ocean currents change?

It might be dangerous to go any further from here.

Should I give up now?

“ha. ha.”

Even though I was out of breath, my mind became clearer.

What if that’s your last chance?

Can you give up?

“Whoa.”

That can’t be possible.

Mark Miller just pushed forward with all his might.

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darkness.

It felt like a deep, deep darkness was unfolding before my eyes.

On the final stage of the Chopin Competition, he was seen sobbing while covering his wrists.

I also saw people around me, and their personalities were truly diverse.

A person who is happy to have one less competitor.

A person immersed in sadness.

Audience members are worried indifferently.

Luxurious people who seem happy because something interesting has happened.

however.

I can also hear crying somewhere.

It’s a pretty familiar voice.

Humming? Isn’t that what I heard last time?

I do not know.

Even though I’m so dazed and can’t open my eyes, someone keeps calling me.

Ah, it’s a little annoying.

Still, the cry was so strong.

Mark Miller took a deep breath.

That one time was difficult, but the next time I was able to breathe in and out on my own.

My head was spinning from how hard I was breathing.

Before I knew it, I felt my vision gradually returning.

And finally, I was able to find out who the little girl who was crying was.

‘Han Seo-jin.’

How can a man cry like this?

Later, when I get to teach that guy properly, I will also teach him how to be a man.

When Mark Miller regained consciousness, memories of his last moments also came to mind.

‘I think I held the case tightly. Wasn’t it?’

I remember feeling a bit anxious.

But as he remembers.

Mark Miller had a black guitar case in his arms.