The man who played the piano to me

On that day, a middle-aged man suddenly came into my store with a musical instrument on his back, looking very dusty. He said he was a musician, and even took off his musical instrument and played it for me.

I am a person who doesn't understand music, and I don't have any artistic cells in my body, but I respect people who engage in art. When he talks about music to me, his face and eyes are shining.

He has bought something from my side once or twice, and he was very crisp and said very grateful words. Sometimes, although he didn't buy anything, he would say hello to me before leaving.

One day I was in the store and suddenly heard a man asking two girls for two dollars for coffee. When I saw it, it turned out to be him! At that time, I didn't react for a long time, and I could hardly believe my eyes. Immediately my heart stinged, I didn't expect him to be so poor. And he didn't come to my store to say hello that day, and he didn't know I saw him.

Sometimes there will be teenagers asking for money from passersby, and most people will give it. Adults will look at the situation. Since they have a request and have change, they will also be satisfied. I can't link him to asking for money, but at least he's in a very bad financial situation. And when he came to my store, he never told me anything about the economy. It was normal to buy things.

I know that many artists are very poor and have no income. It is very difficult for people who engage in art to make money. Therefore, the government has a special funded project for technicians, which can be applied for.

There are some people performing in the subway, people will put money on the ground. These artists need a license, that is to say, they must have the qualifications of artists recognized by the government before they can perform in the subway, and the income is OK.

Writing here, I can't help but think that with the development of NFT, I hope more and more artists can make their own NFT works, profit from them, and no longer disturb their livelihoods.

I don't know if the two girls gave him money or why he didn't come to my store. Maybe when he faced me, he was a musician, so he had to maintain the arrogance and self-esteem of an artist. Maybe he doesn't have the heart to take advantage of me, so when he buys things, he doesn't bargain and is very grateful.

I didn't go out either, or give him a few bucks, maybe embarrassing him. It's just that I haven't seen him since. But I still remember him walking into my shop with his musical instrument on his back, playing the piano for me, and talking about the music with high spirits.