Necessary Business

Morris was in the business of making flax, a cotton-made fiber used in clothes.  Many young Lithuanians were forced by the soviets to join the military, to which Morris was a part of.   Ever since his time in the military, he never ceased to carry a gun on him.  About a month after Charles was born, Morris went on a business trip with a friend from Joniškis to Vilnius to sell his material.  Despite the fact that this was many miles away, it was a necessary trip financially.  When he came upon the location, he told his partner to wait outside while he goes in to make the deal.  Upon walking into the building he was immediately suspicious about the place.  The men he was speaking with there were edgy, and he saw about four open doors.  They asked him if he had the money on him for his purchase.  As soon as he said so, a series of men started coming out of these doors.  Immediately Morris pulled out his pistol from his coat pocket and ordered them to move up along the wall.  He then called upon his partner and they hit the hell out of dodge!  When Morris arrived home, he said to his wife, “MER MUSSEN LEFAN!”                                                                                                                                                   

Born into a World of Fire

Charles Segal’s father, Morris, also referred to be the family as “Mash,” met his mother Riva in a play called “Tevia Der Milchaker.”   This was the original play inspiring the musical we know today as “The Fiddler on the Roof.”  Around 1924 they married and moved to Joniškis Lithuania.  Louis, Charles’s older brother was born in 1925.  Charles Segal was born in Joniškis Lithuania in June 15^th 1929.  Three months latter, the soviets had invaded Lithuania.  

The atmosphere was very depressing.  To the east they had the Soviets, and to the southwest there was Germany, where Hitler was biding his time for supremacy.  Being held by the soviets was enough already, but in all honesty there was more fear of Hitler than anything else.  Being Jewish in Lithuania was even worse, Jews were hated by Lithuanians and the Bolsheviks alike because of their perceived wealth.  

Bolsheviks would commonly go on progroms (riots) targeting the destruction of Jewish stores, and individual Jews were selected and murdered by the Bolsheviks.  Since most Lithuanians were poor, they were quicker to steal from their “wealthy” Jewish neighbors than their own kin.  Morris sought to find a way to get his family out of Lithuania. It didn’t matter where it was they were going, they just needed to get out.  But the soviets were not letting anyone out unless they had family on the outside.  So for the time being, the family had to wait it out.   

Can one CD save America $63.2 billion? (How to fight sleep deprivation)

                                                

In the Wallstreet journal article: “Decoding the Science of Sleep,” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443866404577565781327694346.html

It has been found that sleep deprivation is costing American businesses $63.2 billion of work productivity.  While it raises many factors that contribute to sleep deprivation, it poses only a few realistic ideas to ease the individual into a sleep state.  The old saying, “How do you sleep at night?” has some wisdom to it, in that stress literally keeps you up at night.  Even after you’ve gotten home from long hours of work, you’re mind frequently is still focused on one thing, work.  Lying in the dark void leaves your mind the freedom to wonder and to worry. 

My solution:  Listen to light relaxing music when going to sleep.

Doctors have been using our music for years to ease patients into surgery.  Like the lullaby, the mind focuses on the music, instead of life.  Yet the music is subtle enough so as to not overwhelm the mind, allowing the user to naturally ease into sleep.

Use this relaxing CD called: “Relax to the music of Charles Segal”

To learn more about our relaxing series of music go to:

http://charlessegal.com/CD_series/relax/relax.html