One summer the accomplished British violinist Peter Cropper was invited to Finland to perform at the prestigious Kuhmo Music Festival. In recognition for his outstanding music ability, the Royal Academy of Music in London offered him an extraordinary opportunity - he would be able to play a priceless 258-year-old Stradivarius.
It is well-known that Antonio Stradivari of Cremona, Italy brought the art of violin-making to its highest pinnacle of perfection. Each instrument was made out of 80 pieces of specially selected pine, boxwood, and ebony. Then, by a secret process, which has never been duplicated, 30 coats of a soft-textured varnish were applied.
Even today a Stradivarius produces exquisitely resonant notes, which intensify the farther they travel from the strings.
The night of the festival, as Peter Cropper hurried onstage, the unimaginable happened. He fell over an extension cord which had not been taped down and landed on the Stradivarius, breaking the neck of the instrument completely off.
Somehow, with a borrowed violin, Cropper managed to keep his composure and play. Still in shock, he returned to England. Far from blaming him the members of the Royal Academy tried to console him. But he was inconsolable.
A well known London violin dealer named Charles Beare offered to repair the Strad. The Academy thanked him but assured him that a broken Stradivarius would never be repaired. At Cropper's insistence the Academy finally agreed and Beare started his work.
Two months later Beare informed the Academy and a surprised Cropper that he had completed the work. When the violin was presented to him Cropper stared at it, astounded, as the aproned craftsman showed them where the repairs had been made. Try as they might the distinguished Academy officials and Cropper could not locate the cracks.
But the crucial test was yet to come. How would the Stradivarius sound? Cropper picked it up, said a quick prayer, hesitated for a moment, and then began to play a concerto.
As each soaring note resonated through the shop, the spellbound group of music experts was astounded. The tone seemed even more pure than before.
The incredible repair job fell well outside the parameters of conventional wisdom. It didn't fit existing beliefs about the possibility of Stradivarius repair.
A few weeks later Peter Cropper led the Lindsay Quartet on an international tour. Night after night he played beautiful notes on the Stradivarius he once thought was ruined forever.
Its repair was made possible because the broken parts were placed in the hands of a master craftsman who brought his masterful touch to bear.
Suppose Cropper had taken to heart the conventional wisdom that says, "Take what fits and leave the rest?" or put another way, "Take what resonates and leave the rest?" or in the case of a broken Stradivarius, "If it IS broken you can't fix it!" Messing with a Strad was considered irresponsible. Ludicrous! Even blasphemous!
That's how we feel about the New Thought phrase, "Take what resonates and leave the rest." It's ludicrous! It's even blasphemous! It's exactly the kind of thinking Charles Fillmore was referring to when he said, "I reserve the right to change my mind."
'Taking what fits and leaving the rest' is a status quo mentality. It keeps us glued to the way things are. It praises convention. We may as well walk around holding a security blanket over our ear like Linus in the Peanuts cartoon.
Being unwilling to embrace something new is cartoonish! It keeps us in a RUT. And a 'rut' stands for 'rigid unchallenged thinking.' Many people have PhD's in 'rut management.' They champion the status quo. They GO along instead of GROW along.
Moving out of comfort zones is what we are suggesting. We invite you to turn 'existing' beliefs into 'exiting' beliefs when they become stale beliefs.
We are absolutely convinced that your health, wealth, and happiness are the result of heart-to-head resuscitation. It is your openness and receptivity to change and newness that will bring you immense happiness and joy.
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