“To me, spirituality is the everyday stuff which we're dealing with all the time. It's not going into some ecstatic trance. It's changing a nappy, or making a meal at the end of a very tiring day.”

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This reads as a refusal to separate the sacred from ordinary care. It points to spirituality as patience, service, and stamina in the middle of fatigue, and it lands especially in the small domestic moments when love is expressed through what simply has to be done.

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About Stephen Hough

British and Australian classical pianist, composer and writer

Sir Stephen Andrew Gill Hough is a British and Australian classical pianist, composer, and writer. He is known for a career that spans performance, composition, and writing, with work rooted in the classical music tradition. Hough’s public reputation comes from his activity across several musical roles rather than from a single field. He performs as a pianist, composes music, and writes, making him a distinctive figure in contemporary classical culture.

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