I look back over my life and can name the various "Balcony People" that have influenced me in a profound way. We all need encouragement;
"As a boy he worked long hours in a factory in Naples. He longed to be a singer, and when he was only ten years old, he had his first voice lesson. "You can't sing. You haven't any voice at all. Your voice sounds like the wind in the shutters," his teacher said.
The boy's mother, however, disagreed. She believed that he had a talent to sing. Though very poor, putting her arms around him, she said, "My boy, I am going to make every sacrifice to pay for your voice lessons."
Her confidence in him and constant encouragement paid off. That boy became one of the world's greatest singers—Enrico Caruso!We all need encouragement!
We all—including, and especially our children—need someone to believe in us."
excerpt from Daily Encounter...the Gift of Encouragement
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