A party of English
tourists visited the house where Beethoven, the great composer, had spent the
last years of his life. The caretaker led them at length into a certain room
& reverently lifting the cover, said, "And this was Beethoven's
piano."
A young lady of the
party at once took possession of the music stool & began to play one of
Beethoven's sonatas. The custodian stood by, stern & silent.
At last the young
lady swung round on her stool & said, "I suppose a great many people
who come here like to play on Beethoven's piano?"
"Well, Miss,
Paderewski was here last summer & some of his friends wanted him to play,
but he said, `No, I am not worthy.'"
- Sunday School
Chronicle. (moreillustrations.com)
(Paderewski was the
world-famous concert pianist & Poland's first prime minister)
Php 2:3 (NLT):
"Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. But be
humble, thinking of others as better than yourself."
"It is no great
thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are
praised is a great and rare attainment." - Assorted Authors.
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