The Forest of Wool and Steel

“It was the smell of the forest. The forest at autumn's end.”

Tomura hears the forest when the piano tuner strikes a single key. It makes me wonder what music is hidden in the silence of my own life.

“I don't have what you'd call talent. What I have is a love for the piano.”

Being good at something isn't about being a genius. It is just about showing up and adjusting the strings until they finally sound right.

The sisters play the same piano but find different worlds inside it. It shows how much our own personality changes the tools we use.

“You can't force a sound. You have to wait for it.”

Watching the twins grow reminds me that some things cannot be rushed. You have to let the wood age and the person mature on their own time.