Even before he was born, Ishmael was marked by a condition that would change his life forever. He was born left-handed, not right-handed like most people. This didn't affect him at all when he was little; in fact, he didn't even know he was different. But in the future, this would change his life drastically. In his teens, he became interested in the guitar. He used to listen to a lot of rock music, and watching guitarists play with such skill filled him with a tremendous amount of healthy envy. That's why he wanted to learn to play too.
But it was then that he discovered he had a limitation, one he'd carried since birth: being left-handed. This affected him greatly when he wanted to learn to play the guitar because most of the lessons were designed for right-handed people. Life started setting limits for him early on. But he didn't let them crush him. He continued attending the guitar lessons he went to every afternoon after school. But even though he had the desire to learn, this presented him with many obstacles. To begin with, what they were teaching him didn't match his playing style.
For example, they would tell him, "You have to hold it like this, and play it a certain way." But since he played with his non-dominant hand, he did it clumsily. So many people made fun of him and told him he wouldn't go far in music and that he should do something else. Despite all this, he continued learning. The others progressed quickly and played everything they were taught. Ishmael was always behind. He had the talent, but he couldn't do it well; that was his limitation.
Antes de nacer Ishmael ya estaba marcado con una condición que cambiaría su vida para siempre. Nació zurdo y no diestro como la mayoría de las personas. Esto no lo afecto de ningún modo cuando era pequeño, de hecho ni sabía que era diferente al resto. Pero en el futuro esto si cambiaria su vida y mucho. En la adolescencia se interesó por la guitarra. Solaia escuchar mucha música de rock y ver a los guitarristas tocar con tanta habilidad le daba un envidia sana tremenda. Por eso quiso aprender a tocar también.
Pero fue ahí donde descubrió que tenía una limitante, una que llevaba encima desde que nació, ser zurdo. Esto lo afectó mucho cuando quiso aprender a tocar la guitarra, porque la mayoría de las clases sobre como aprender a tocarla estaban preparadas para personas diestras. La vida empezó temprano a ponerle limites. Pero él no se dejó aplastar por ellos. Continuó asistiendo a las clases de guitarra a las que asistía cada tarde después de salir de clases. Pero aunque tenía el deseo de aprender aquello le puso muchos obstáculos. Para empezar lo que le enseñaban no coincidía con su forma de tocar.
Por ejemplo le decían tienes que sostenerla así, y tocar de cierta forma. Pero como él lo hacia con una mano que no era la principal lo hacía de forma torpe. Así que muchos se burlaban y le decían que no llegaría muy lejos en la música y que mejor se dedicara a otra cosa. A pesar de todo esto el continuó aprendiendo. Los demás avanzaban rápido y tocaban todo lo que se les enseñaba. Ishmael siempre estaba por detrás. El tenía el talento pero no podía hacerlo bien pero esa limitación.
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When the guitar course ended, everyone graduated with the highest possible score, but he received the lowest; he almost failed. It was very sad for him to go through that because his only motivation was his desire to continue, but the results were poor. After that, he tried to get a position as a guitarist in some bands, but none of them accepted him. They saw his lack of mastery of the instrument and didn't want him. When all seemed lost, he had an idea to do things differently.
He had always played the guitar with his right hand on the guitar to try to follow the current teaching style, but that didn't suit him. So he decided to try something he had never tried before: holding the guitar at a different angle to play with his other hand, the one he was more comfortable with. But when he did, he realized something: the guitars he had available weren't designed to be played that way. They were bulky on the other side, making it difficult to play with his left hand. Even though it was very annoying, he continued playing that way. That's when he discovered he had been doing it wrong all along.
He was surprised to see how well he could play with his other hand; it was almost unbelievable to him. So, even though the shape of the guitars bothered him, he continued playing that way. There were guitars for left-handed people, but they were very expensive, and he couldn't afford one, so he had to play with what he had. Over time, he mastered the technique of playing with that hand. And many bands accepted him. They loved his playing style; few could imitate him.
Cuando se acabó el curso de aprender guitarra todos se graduaron con la puntuación más alta, pero él con la más baja posible, casi no aprobó el curso. Fue muy triste para el pasar por eso porque lo único que lo motivaba a seguir era su deseo, pero los resultados eran malos. Luego de eso intentó conseguir un puesto como guitarrista en algunos grupos pero en ninguno fue aceptado como guitarrista. Pues cuando veían su bajo dominio del instrumento no lo quieran. Cuando todo estaba casi perdido el tuvo una idea para hacerlo distinto.
Desde siempre había tocado con la guitarra del lado derecho para intentar seguir la corriente de lo que se enseñaba, pero eso no pegaba con el. Así que decidió probar algo que nunca antes había intentado, poner la guitarra desde otro Angulo para tocar con la otra mano, la que si dominaba. Pero al hacerlo se dio cuenta de una cosa, las guitarras que tenía disponible no estaban preparadas para tocar de esa forma. Pues eran voluminosas de la otra parte dificultando tocar con la mano izquierda. Aún así aunque era muy molesto, el continuó tocando de esa forma. Ahí donde descubrió que lo estaba haciendo mal desde siempre.
Se sorprendió al ver lo bien que podía tocar con la otra mano, era casi increíble para él. Así que aunque era molesto por la forma de las guitarras continuó tocando así. Había guitarras para personas zurdas pero eran muy caras y el no podía permitirse comprar una, así que tenía que tocar con lo que tenía. Con el tiempo dominó la técnica de tocar con esa mano. Y muchos grupos lo aceptaron. Les encantaba su forma de tocar, pocos podían imitarlo.
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When he became famous and earned a lot of money, one of his friends suggested he buy an expensive left-handed guitar. He agreed, since he'd never tried one before. He'd always played right-handed. But he was surprised again; only with guitars not made for him could he play the way he did. His unique style was only achieved with the others. It was very paradoxical, even funny, to him. So he returned the guitar, realizing he couldn't be the person he had worked so hard to become.
It's true that life marked him from a young age with this condition, but when you're resourceful and persevere, even if you face some difficulties, you can achieve great things. Ishmael managed to overcome physical and even mental limitations. And when he had the opportunity to change for something better, he didn't, because that would change his style. Now he only hopes to continue ascending to the stars.
Cuando se hizo famoso y ganó mucho dinero entonces uno de sus amigos le sugirió comprar una guitarra par zurdos cara. Y el accedió, pues nunca antes había probado una. Siempre había usado las diestras. Pero se nuevamente se sorprendió, solo con las que no estaban hechas para él podía tocar de la forma que lo hacía, su estilo único solo lo conseguía con las otras. Era muy paradójico y hasta gracioso para él. Así que devolvió la guitarra al ver que no podía ser quien había conseguido ser con esfuerzo.
Es cierto que la vida lo marcó desde pequeño con esta condición, pero cuando eres ingenioso y te esfuerzas aunque pases un poco de trabajo puedes conseguir grandes cosas. Ishmael consiguió vencer los límites físicos, y hasta los mentales. Y cuando tuvo la oportunidad de cambiar por algo mejor, no lo hizo, porque eso cambiaria su estilo. Ahora solo espera continuar ascendiendo hacia las estrellas.
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This post is completely original and my own. No programs have been used to edit the text or correct the grammar. I wrote it exactly as you read it. The English version was translated using Google Translate.
Esta publicación es completamente original, y de mi autoría. NO se han usado programas para modificar el texto o para reparar la gramática. Tal cual lo lees así lo escribí. La versión en ingles fue traducida usando Google traductor.
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