A mother, wishing to encourage her son's progress at the
piano, bought tickets to a performance by the great Polish pianist Ignace
Paderewski. When the evening arrived, they found their seats near the front of
the concert hall and eyed the majestic Steinway waiting on the stage. Soon the
mother found a friend to talk to, and the boy slipped away. At eight o'clock,
the lights in the auditorium began to dim, the spotlights came on, and only
then did they notice the boy - up on the piano bench, innocently picking out
"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." His mother gasped in shock and
embarrassment but, before she could retrieve her son, the master himself
appeared on the stage and quickly moved to the keyboard.He whispered gently to
the boy, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Leaning over, Paderewski reached
down with his left hand and began filling in the bass part. Soon his right arm
reached around the other side and improvised a delightful melody. Together, the
old master and the young novice held the crowd mesmerized with their blended
and beautiful music.
Moral: In all our lives, we receive helping hands - some we
notice, some we don't. Equally we ourselves have countless opportunities to
provide helping hands - sometimes we would like our assistance to be noticed,
sometimes we don't. Little of what we all achieve is without learning from
others and without support from others and what we receive we should hand out.
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