With what you have left

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I have heard a beautiful story about a world-renowned violinist giving a concert

in New York City. Having contracted polio in his youth, the musician wears leg

braces and walks with crutches. That evening, as usual, the audience sat quietly

while he made his way precariously across the stage to his chair, laboriously

undid the  clasps on his leg and picked up the violin. Finally he nodded to the

conductor, and the symphony began.

 

But this time, something went wrong. Midway through the performance, one of the

strings on his violin broke. Everyone in the audience braced themselves for

another extended delay. But the violinist merely paused, closed his eyes and

then signaled the conductor to begin again.

 

The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off. Though one would

think that a symphonic work would sound hideous played on just three strings,

the maestro manged to reinvent the piece as he went along without hitting a

single disharmonious note. It was not the same, but it was good, some thought it

was even better than the original.

 

When he finished, the audience gave him a standing ovation. When the crowd had

quieted down, the musician smiled and said softly, " You know, sometimes I think

it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what

you have left. "

 

Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Master violinist Itzak Pearlman!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammachi , ammapoet <ammapoet wrote:

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> I have heard a beautiful story about a world-renowned violinist

giving a concert in New York City. Having contracted polio in his

youth, the musician wears leg braces and walks with crutches. That

evening, as usual, the audience sat quietly while he made his way

precariously across the stage to his chair, laboriously undid the�

clasps on his leg and picked up the violin. Finally he nodded to the

conductor, and the symphony began.

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> But this time, something went wrong. Midway through the performance,

one of the strings on his violin broke. Everyone in the audience

braced themselves for another extended delay. But the violinist merely

paused, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again.

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> The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off.

Though one would think that a symphonic work would sound hideous

played on just three strings, the maestro manged to reinvent the piece

as he went along without hitting a single disharmonious note. It was

not the same, but it was good, some thought it was even better than

the original.

> �

> When he finished, the audience gave him a standing ovation. When the

crowd had quieted down, the musician smiled and said softly, " You

know, sometimes I think it is the artist's task to find out how much

music you can still make with what you have left. "

> �

> Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri

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