A quick look at Google Maps led me to a surprising fact about my wife Sally that I had not expected. But that’s exactly what took place.
A person crawling out from under our porch caught my eye as I looked through the satellite pictures. When I saw it was Sally, my heart skipped a beat. What did she have to hide?
I had to find out more because I was really interested. There was a strange box hidden under the porch that turned out to be a synthesiser, the exact one I had been wanting for years. I was shocked.
When I told Sally what I thought, she told me it was a surprise birthday present for me. Realising that she had seen the part of me that I thought was hidden made me cry so hard.
She knew how much I loved music and had been planning in secret to bring it back.
I played the synthesiser for the first time in years that night, with my loved family by my side. I felt like I was alive again as the music came from my heart.
It hit me that I hadn’t given up on my dream; I was just making different music—music about family, love, and life.
This surprise find brought Sally and I closer together. It made me think of how life is full of shocks, and how those surprises can lead us back to who we really are.
