The Mindful Heart Season 5, Episode 83
Shostakovich – Waltz No.2
Mindfulness Practice Music: Performed by Kai-Min Chang, 19th International Chopin Competition

A rose blooming amid ruins.
A woman maintaining her poise in despair.
The melody turns slowly,
like dust falling through a smile—
luxurious, ironic, yet deeply elegant.

This waltz is not for joy, but to prove one thing:
even when the world collapses,
someone still remembers how to turn.
The strings sigh like resignation;
the brass glimmers like tears.
It is the courage to hide pain
beneath the perfection of grace.

In the final light of the world, she still puts on her makeup.
No one sees her, yet she paints her lips,
lifts her chin, and smiles softly.
Because elegance is her last defense.
Those who dance upon ruins
are the ones who truly understand dignity.

Mindful Note
Let music become breath.
Let sorrow soften into tenderness.
When we listen deeply,
every note becomes an echo of compassion.

Thank you to our listeners in over one hundred countries.
May this moment of melody,
guided by Kai-Min Chang’s performance at the 19th Chopin Competition,
remind us—
even in despair,
we can turn again,
with mindfulness and grace.

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