HE PLAYED HIS BEST..........

This is the story of Robby. He was a young boy who

lived with his elderly mother. His mother wanted him to

learn how to play the piano because she longed to hear

her son play for her. She sent her son to a piano

teacher who took Robby in under her guidance. However,

there was one small problem because Robby was not

musically inclined and therefore was very slow in

learning. The teacher did not have much faith in the

boy because of his weakness. The mother was very

enthusiastic and every week she would send Robby to the

teacher.

One day Robby stopped attending the piano lessons. The

teacher thought that he had given up and in fact she

was quite pleased since she did not give much hope to

Robby. Not long after, the piano teacher was given the

task to organize a piano concert in town. She sent out

circulars to invite the students and public to attend

the event. Suddenly, she received a call from Robby who

offered to take part in the concert. The teacher told

Robby that he was not good enough and that he was no

longer a student since he had stopped coming for

lessons. Robby begged her to give him a chance and

promised that he would not let her down.

Finally, she gave in and she put him to play last,

hoping that he will change his mind at the last minute.

When the big day came, the hall was packed and the

children gave their best performance. Finally, it was

Robby?s turn to play and as his name was announced, he

walked in. He was not in proper attire and his hair was

not properly groomed. The teacher was really nervous

since Robby?s performance could spoil the whole

evening?s brilliant performance. As Robby started

playing the crowd became silent and was amazed at the

skill of this little boy. In fact, he gave the best

performance of the evening. At the end of his

presentation the crowd and the piano teacher gave him a

standing ovation.

The crowd asked Robby how he managed to play so

brilliantly. With a microphone in front of him, he

said, ?I was not able to attend the weekly piano

lessons as there was no one to send me because my

mother was sick with cancer. She just passed away this

morning and I wanted her to hear me play. You see, this

is the first time she is able to hear me play because

when she was alive she was deaf and now I know she is

listening to me. I have to play my best for her!?

SUCCESS PRINCIPLES

This is indeed a touching story of love and excellence.

When you have a passion and a reason to do something,

you will surely excel. You may not be talented or

gifted but if you have a strong enough reason to do

something, you will be able to tap into your inner God

given potential.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE

"Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase

it and you'll start believing in it."