Success Stories - 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!”