Years ago, I was in the audience at one of my brother's orchestra concerts. A violinist was playing a moving solo at the same time I had to sneeze. Fortunately, I managed to hold it in, but it must have looked as though the solo had gotten to me emotionally. Tears streamed down my face as I struggled not to sneeze. Alas, being in the audience when someone is playing an emotionally wrenching solo sometimes means making a judgment call. Do you sneeze and give yourself some relief, or do you stifle it and let the musicians have their moments in the sun?
I still think I made the right call.
