The Many Stories of Bill Fitzpatrick: Life Lesson

I was accustomed to sitting near the front of the 1st violin section but at the All State Orchestra auditions I took things too lightly and when I walked into the 1st rehearsal my seat was near the back. I was totally humiliated. After the rehearsal I went to my grandmother who was waiting for me outside in her car and told her what had happened. I said that I did not want to return. She then said to me with a very firm voice that I must return, I could not run away. With those words she taught me a life lesson. When you get knocked down you get back up, wipe yourself off and keep at it! You never give up, and certainly never run away. And so I returned.

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