TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR

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TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR

Author unknown

 

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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 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.

 

THE LESSON:

 

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."

 

--Author Unknown