There is Always a Solution!

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 obbligato.

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, DON'T QUIT. There is always a solution. You have the power to transform any problem into a way to mesmerize your audience...


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"Live and make the present hour pleasant and cheerful. Keep your mind out of the past, and keep it out of the future."
-John A. Schlinder

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"If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character". "If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home". "If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation". "When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world".
- Chinese saying

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