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He started guitar at 82. He is terrible. He is thrilled.

Ron picked up a guitar at 82 and plays three chords very loudly.

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A smiling older man learning acoustic guitar in a sunny living room

Ron is 82 and started learning guitar last spring. He knows three chords. He plays them extremely loudly, mostly to his dog, who has developed a thousand-yard stare. His daughter says he practises every morning before the kettle boils.

We love this because nobody told Ron he was too late. He just decided that being bad at something new beats being bored at something old.

What is the one thing you would learn if being a beginner did not bother you?

#NeverTooLate #OtterJoy #LearnSomething

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