The harmonium21
When I was in London at a smaller-than-the-smallest shop, I saw a small harmonium. Just for the sake of fun and curiosity, I said, “Can I see the harmonium?”The man said, “Certainly you can see it, but first you have to tell me if you have ever played one. If you have never played one, I can’t allow you to play it. You have to listen to me play it. I will play, and you will hear what a wonderful sound it has.”
I said, “Definitely I can play it. Please let me try.” It was very small. After playing it I said, “I have four or five harmoniums and this one is infinitely worse than my worst!”
He kept quiet because he saw that I did know how to play.
LS 21. 28 March 1982↩
Sri Chinmoy, I love shopping, part 1, Agni Press, 1985
