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Amateur Night announcement at the famous Apollo Theater.

Amateur and professional. The etymology of these two words are revealing. An amateur is a "lover of [a particular pursuit]", whereas a professional is derived from the verb "profess", which originally meant "taking the vows of a religious order". In the contemporary sense of the word, it would not be unfair to say that, a "professional" is a person who has taken the wows of the religious order that is known as "money". Be aware of "professionals".

In things spiritual [love] there is no division and no numbers; in things spiritual [love] there is no partition and no individuals".
-- Rumi