THE BLIND SIDE OF PRIDE

THE BLIND SIDE OF PRIDE

THERE is a remarkable lady living in our midst who despite being blind from birth leads an astonishing life. In childhood, she played with her brothers, climbing trees and running around.  She went to a normal school and participated in sport, including karate...
THE POWER OF PRIDE

THE POWER OF PRIDE

WE have referred in previous articles to the film ‘Cool Runnings’ which told the story of the Jamaican athletes who could not participate in the summer Olympics in the sprint events so chose to enter the winter Olympics in bobsledding, despite never having done it...
Unnatural selection

Unnatural selection

It does not appear to matter what sport is played, from rugby to soccer to golf; selection of teams is often deeply contentious, even though there will be good reasons for the selections. People question selections made by coaches in all sports, suggesting that the...
Parents as pianists

Parents as pianists

There was a famous sketch from a comedy show many years ago in, which a renowned music conductor challenged the comedian, who was playing the piano and told him he was not playing the right notes for the piece that the rest of the orchestra was playing. The comedian...
Parents as pianists

CARRY THE PIANO

THE moment has arrived, the moment everyone has been waiting for. The stage is set; everything is now ready for the event to begin. The audience goes silent as the lights dim and the stage is darkened, except for one spotlight revealing the grand piano in the middle...