The essay appears to be about the writing of a cellist and song writer Yo-Yo-Ma. Who has been a multi-grammy award winner. Essentially from the outer context that I’m seeing, is that this is describing how art plays a role in life educationally and how I believe someone can be happy. It seems that the writer is inquiring that education art and empathy all tie together for a greater meaning in life, well knowing what the meaning of life is. The argument believes that in order to do well in life is to be heavily STEM oriented in addition to striving for only science and leaving art in the dirt. Empathy and imagination are absolutely important for todays needed skills.
Equilibrium- “A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.”
Enlightenment- “The action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.”
Empathetic- “showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another.”
You manage to summarize Ma’s overall ideas, although I want to strongly encourage you to write in the margins of your text. Practice writing just a few words of reaction or paraphrase. Taking these steps will help jumpstart the “conversation” that can ultimately lead to your paper.