What the Great Pianist has to tell?

There is an “unusual town” called Agua de Dios, near Columbia. It is characterized by dusty streets, brick houses, a large Church dominating the town’s centre and in the plaza there is a peculiar lifesize statue of a man playing a piano.

 

The piano is made of stone; the man is sculpted in metal. The pianist’s fingers flutter happily over the key board, and his face aglow with an everlasting smile on it. No one could have seen such a smiling statue anywhere! It is the statue of Luis.

A. Calvo who had written some of Columbia’s favorite songs. “Is that the peculiarity of that town?” you may ask. Yes - But there is still more, Agua de Duis had been a leper colony till late fifties. In those days, when leprosy was thought to be a deadly disease, anyone who was found to have the sickness, was sent there and was cut off from family and friends, the rest of their lives. And the fact is Luis. A. Calvo was one such person afflicted with leprosy. He was sent to the town and lived there as a leper!

 

Dear friends, what a great lesson we learn from this extraordinary musician! The whole town of Agua de Dios is proud of him – not only because he was a great pianist, but because of the unfading beauty of his smile which brought joy and courage to the lepers of his time and also continues to motivate thousands of people in that town till date.

 

Luis. A. Calvo had every reason to mourn and cry over his sickness but he was able to bring out beautiful music from pain and humiliation.

 

Let us also not brood over our misfortunes or grumble about our weaknesses or complain of our discomforts. But let us soar high above our problems, and look at our lives in a positive way.

 

Let us not be self–centered but let us cheer others up and bring happiness in their lives, besides ours !!!