Like any other event in the world, the process of birth is preceded, or rather accompanied by a multitude of signs. These signs apprise us concisely and covertly of the development and possibilities of the life that will unfold.

Looking back on the twentieth century from 2001, the imprecision of calendar interpretation is noticeable, in the first few years of the century, as well as at the end of it. The year 1900 and the year 2000 were both assigned to two centuries on the basis of various interests. However, according to the traditional mode of calculation, the twentieth century began on the first day of the year 1901 and lasted until the last day of the year 2000.

It is reputedly a widely held view among the lovers of geography that the centre of Europe is to be found somewhere within the basin surrounded by the Balkan mountains, the Carpathians and the eastern extremities of the Alps. In the course of history, the forces inherent in this region have often prompted peoples, state formations or cultures to adopt these natural boundaries as the limits of their expansion.
Finally, what kind of life can spring from the aforementioned sources of When and Where?

In the course of time, during the short story of one's life, crossroad-situations may occur more than once. In such cases, forces far in excess of our own power will sweep through our lives, granting us an equal chance for death or survival. An act of providential grace, should it appear, will sometimes take a human shape.

L a j o s   K a r á c s o n y i 's piano teaching led me through notes to the domains of silence. The years spent in his company brought forth the by then consciously experienced glimmers of existence beyond time.

G é z a   V ö n ö c z k y  made possible an extensive knowledge of musical literature. In his approach, place was made for the opposing, annihilating as well as for the complementary, reciprocally speculative interpretations of contrast, together with the explanations of the consequences arising from them.

D é n e s   S z e d ő  gently but firmly directed me towards the centre of invisible light. His everyday life provided me with a moving experience of the existence of Infinite Love. 

As an initiate of the sacred music of ancient cultures, Z o l t á n   S i m o n  guided me in the primarily unisonous vocal tradition conveying eternity. His miraculous foresight serves as a standard to this day.

Mysterious forces lead people, animals and all other living beings to the threshold of Dawn, gusts of wind, wafts of breeze, ghosts; one cannot tell exactly what they are. Following up a text written in the distant past - if the spirit, the Sun of knowledge, rises in the sky of the heart, it will chase away the darkness of ignorance, permeate, sustain all, blaze and make everything resplendent.

Barnabás Dukay