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Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother
took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the
mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle
to greet her.
Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall,
the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door
marked "NO ADMITTANCE." When the houselights dimmed and the concert
was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered
that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the
impressive Steinway on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little
boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle
Little Star." At that moment, the great piano master made his
entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy's
ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Then leaning over, Paderewski
reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part.
Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child
and he added a running obligato.
Together, the old master and the young novice transformed a
frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. And
the audience was mesmerized.
Whatever our situation in life and history--however outrageous,
however desperate, whatever dry spell of the spirit, whatever dark
night of the soul - - God is whispering deep within our beings,
"Don't quit. Keep playing. You are not alone, Together we will
transform the broken patterns into a masterwork of my creative art.
Together, we will mesmerize the world with our song of peace."
-- Unknown |
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