A couple years ago, I came to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. I noticed that there was an electronic keyboard on the stand. Being a piano music lover and player, I asked if the women played.
She said yes and added she had been talking lessons at age 54! Then she reciprocated the question. “I have been playing for eight years now,” I answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she requested.
By the end of purchase of the vitamins, she reminded me of our musical “deal”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought for a moment and decided to play David Lanz’s Return to the Heart, since she had much passion for music, and it’s one of my soul-searching songs.
I played the song with my best ability, with much emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it. As I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”
I turned around. And there was an old lady talking one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the beautiful song you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to get off my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good…” she said.
With that, she turned around and walked slowly back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s heart for peace and joy. — Author Unknown
