THE MUSIC CRITIC

Let me introduce you to a music critic, Sarah. She's like a walking encyclopaedia of all things music-related—a perpetually cool girl who wandered from show to show and festival to festival wearing the same fedora and huge headphones year after year. Everyone knew who she was.

And Sarah’s love of the music was something to behold. While everyone else around her was jumping, dancing, and moving in time with the beat, she sat on the edge of her chair with a mini notebook in her lap, apparently taking notes for a test. And there she would sit, unmoving in any way like she had an invisible forcefield keeping everything below her waist from moving.

Soon talk about Sarah’s strange habit spread, and she became known by a very amusing and rather affectionate nickname. The gag, made as she left gigs, was that she must be moonlighting as a statue in an art gallery. She was so still, after all.

One night at a subterranean rock club, a wild band took the stage and began to play. The music pumped through the crowd, sparking a strong urge to groove. And then, out of nowhere, Sarah's forcefield just shattered.

Frothy with a go-go craziness, she jumped up and started dancing with such energy that her fedora waved, her headphones bounced, and her notebook flew. The crowd went crazy with a mix of laughter and amazement.

The legacy of that momentous gig was big for Sarah. The music critic who never budged turned into the one who let loose her inner dancing queen. Her gigs were no longer just about jotting down notes; they were about embracing the magic of music. And even though people still joked about her being a statue by day, there was now a new twist of irony, as Sarah had shown that even the most unlikely critics could get swept up in the beat.