Music
Illustration★★★★The program of an elementary school graduation exercise con- cluded with a rendering of the hymn “Amazing Grace” by one of the graduates, accompanied by the seven-piece school orchestra. The singer had a passable voice, but the young musicians played terribly off-key and the result was a musical “train wreck.” During the rendition, one of the teachers noticed that a distinguished looking, white haired guest had bowed his head and was weeping quietly. The teacher touched his arm and said softly, “Are you a Christian?” “No, ma’am,” the elderly guest replied, “I’m a musician.”
The point
At a school graduation where an off-key orchestra played "Amazing Grace," a distinguished guest musician wept—not from emotion but from the musical execution being so terrible, revealing his passion for excellence.