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This little story was sent again by a dear friend
and it reminds me to go with the flow
you never know how wonderful it can be!
Reach For The Stars
Trying 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 house lights 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 obbligato.
Together, the old master and the young
novice
transformed a frightening situation
into a wonderfully creative experience.
And the audience was mesmerized.
Author Unknown
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."
 
 
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