A subjective comparison between Wolfgang Mozart to dictator Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines

Mozart was a great musician/composer. He probably is the greatest composer who ever lived. I never realized the extent of his prominence until I watched the movie on his life. He was full of such great talent. He was able to come up with beautiful music from thin air. He could memorize and play any tune after hearing it just once without even seeing the notes on paper. Mozart, however, was only human and …

…led to their downfall. These two could have achieved further greatness but fate did not let it. Their faults eventually had to catch up with them sooner or later. Two men who great at their fields but without enough character to stay at the top. We hope to learn from this as we go onwards into our very own places in history. Hopefully we end up as patriots rather than tragic heroes like these two.