Friday, June 8, 2012

Helping hands


I have been reading a lot of motivational stories and been posting few here. Yes, its been motivating me a lot. It keeps my mind occupied and gets me thinking about things other than my problems. When i read and hear about problems of others and what they have gone through and faced, it gets me thinking how stupid i am to cry over my little problems.

Helping hands have come to me in so many ways. Family, friends, books, blogs, twitter, countless cups of tea, stories, music, muffin... I am so grateful to everyone and everything for making me face the hurdles.  

Here is one of the story i came across and felt the need to post.. :-)





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 obbligato. Together, the old master and the young novice held the crowd mesmerized with their blended and beautiful music.

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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