{"id":3528,"date":"2025-04-30T11:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2025-04-30T11:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:42:36","slug":"the-calm-person-in-the-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/healing-power-of-music\/3528","title":{"rendered":"The Calm Person in the Boat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It&#8217;s like a boat filled with people crossing the ocean: If they encounter a storm and everyone panics, the boat will capsize. But if there is one person in the boat who can remain calm, that person can inspire other people to be calm. And then there will be hope for the whole<a href=\"https:\/\/thichnhathanhfoundation.org\/blog\/2021\/1\/26\/fearlessness-and-togetherness-qampa-with-thich-nhat-hanh\"> boatload.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022), Zen Master and peace activist<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I want to be the calm person on the boat.<\/em>.. I thought as I played my concerts in Washington DC last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of November of 2024, federal employees made up 43.3% of the District&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/how-many-people-work-for-the-federal-government\/\"> workforce<\/a> &#8211; the highest percentage in the country. Amongst my audience members were people who had recently lost their jobs due to DOGE&#8217;s massive layoffs, and others who feared they would be next. 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