Life is like an orchestra. There are many things going on at the same time. If the right notes are played at the right time you produce music, if not it's something called noise. Sometimes something dominates in life. It's called a solo piece, or a wrong note. There's a conductor (yourself) to get things in order.
One life lesson I learnt as a violin player is that you never go back when playing a piece. You could practise that few bars many times, but when you are playing the piece, you move on even if you hit the wrong note. I used to go back and try to correct my mistakes, but the rest of the orchestra would have moved on. They would not wait. You cannot dwell on your mistakes. The longer you dwell, the harder it is for you to catch up.
Individual things could appear to go perfectly smoothly. For example the bassoon section could be playing the right notes beautifully, but if they are just one bar out that's no good to anyone. And it's time for the conductor to step in and sort things out.
Interestingly enough, and percussion players would know, it's ok to have long rests and still play an important part. More interestingly, given the same players (circumstances in life), different conductors conduct life in their own ways. This is called personality.
Sometimes, no matter how hard the conductor tries, chaos happens. You have a bunch of amateur musicians messing your life. Things get out of control. Maybe you should keep life simple. A quartet is a good start.
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