You can do this.

In life there are two main things that can make or break you. Others and yourself. Both can either can propel you towards a dream or drive you from it. That's what Leslie's grandmother told him when he was a young boy trying out for the choir and a lot of the kids laughed at him when he didn't make it in. When it happened he wanted to give up and never try again. But she told him he had something special and that he shouldn't hide or shy away, and to believe in himself. And that if he quited it was him who let them win. And to this very day that thought stuck with him. GOD loves a trier, she would say and it's from the love of others for you and love for yourself that in the bad experiences that one can regain themselves and give an amazing performance or give it a better go on the next attempts and as long as you've got the right technic and enjoying what your doing and are trying to better yourself, you can achieve anything with practise in the musical world. One day you'll understand she spoke softly to him as he looked back accepting the encouragement she was handing him. Leslie was a young man who had a natural talent of music which would bring love, joy and amazement to those who heard the music coming from him. Weither it be singing or playing an instrument the melodic melodys that would pass threw him would touch musicians and people he would meet and even family friends would be amazed. Leslies parents had a lot of friends who would sit and have a few drinks with his mother and father at private functions, would take a shine to him plus having a love for his mother's singing abilities would always give help full too they had accumulated in there lives to do with music. Having a supportive environment taught him to appreciate those who took the time to share with him a song or instrumental or even advice in the music world. Unknown to him as they just looked like normal people having a few beverages and snacks with his parents in reality each person his parents would make him get up and perform for were actually great musicians of his parents time. They chose to have family's and put the dream behind them for there children. Though most of them did not end up in long term marriages like Leslie's parent's and grandparents they took refugee in the one thing that they had turned from; Music. And most times would sit and admire his parents who had survived since they were both 18 with there marriage with 6 kids and threw the test of time his mother had kept her voice still sounding younger than ever with his father who was a talented instrument player would often tell the young boy, I wish I had of carried on and if I had the support like you I would of. As time went on Leslie being 16years old at the time was given the opportunity to perform for a musical scholarship threw his school which was being held at local musical theatre. Feeling supported and confidant as one could be he agreed with his parents consent and was told to be ready within himself by his grandparents and that your parents and us will be there when you perform on the day. Excited and ready on the day everything was going as well as can be for the young lad. Leslie can you come with me a teacher asked him with ten minutes to go before show time behind a big curtain the contestants were waiting behind. Leslie being unsure what the meeting or talk was about asked, "have I done something wrong"? "I really need to get into my role", he would say before he performed, which would help him focus on the performance. "I don't know how to tell you this", the teacher said with a wobble in her voice. "What is it", he asked? Your Grandparents and your Mother and Father won't becoming to see you today. Looking confused and replying that can't be, he said with a joking smirk on his face as to say I don't believe you he was interrupted by a sad look on the teachers face. What is it? he asked with nerves this time. I have the heartbreaking and unfortunate duty to tell you, Im sorry Leslie they've been killed in a head on colisation and none of the four survived. Three died on impact and the last person died in the ambulance. Your Grandmother. Shattered and feeling very alone for once in his life, Leslie looked out in to the audience with nerves like he had never felt in his life before with a tremendous amount of pain in his heart. The bitter coldness of being alone started to show on his face. And the feeling of blame that they were on their way to his performance, and that now he would have to some how deal with everything and losing his main support structures that had been so supportive in his life up untill now left nothing but jitters; and a massive pain on the inside of the young teen, standing behind the curtain scheduled to perform in 5mins. Would you like me to let everyone know that you won't be performing the teacher asked? In the crowd he could see a few police officers talking to his brothers and sisters sitting in the crowd with the empty seats they had been guarding for there parents and grandparents. Their faces all streamed with tears while trying to hide there faces with grief. Leslie happen to catch a glimpse of his older sisters face who had a looked like what am I going to do, lead the siblings out of the theater all sobbing in a some what private manner all gathered together in a big hug with tears. Now the very alone, nervous, broken and under pressure 16year old Leslie was left with by himself feeling the worst jitters anyone could ever feel be for a performance. Now really feeling abandon from everyone and hurt went to go walk off from the group of waiting performers when the teacher said to him, your grandmother left some words for you with the ambulance man said while he was trying to revive her. Half in a state of absolute turmoil he turned around and the teacher said, she said with her last word were for you and she said; "you've always had the support of others now you need the support of yourself". Everyones always believed in you now you must believe in yourself. Wanting to runaway to join his grieving family members he stop and felt a confidence he thought would have left him came to him from inside and said, "you can do this". Thinking of all the hard work he had put towards this moment and all the hidden musicians and people his parents had introduced him to who wished they had carried on all start to flood back to him. Standing and thinking to himself replied I won't be the one to stop my dreams from coming true. When I have so many people behind me he thought to himself. If I let myself do that to me then everyone's input that they surrounded me with, will all be for nothing. And in the end its only yourself who can really stop you he said to himself. Stopping the teacher as she was just about to leave from behind the curtain, Leslie said; wait! I'd like to perform! The teacher with tears still in her eyes looked and smiled at the boy and said "your a real musician, and the show must go on". "They'd be so proud of you", the teacher said, smiling threw her tears. Bringing his family back into the theater he stepped out from behind the curtain and dedicated his song to his parent's and grandparents, brothers and sisters. And just before he sang quoted to everyone; a great person once told me, that in life there are two main things that can make or break you. Others and yourself. Both can either can propel you towards a dream or drive you from it. Even if others laugh and mock you. At least your trying and that's there bad characteristics showing and life has a karma that comes back around. But if you let yourself stop you then you'll live in regret like musicians I've meet, specially when you have support and that will always be a bad self characteristic you'll have to live with. And today I sing for those today that have helped me to believe that I can do this weither they are here or not. And I do it for everyone else who is scared of being laughed at and are nervous and all who believe they have something special to offer the world threw music. I do this for the stars in my family today. Leslie went forth winning the compitettion wuth a stand ivation and a chant of encore winning the scholarship, and moved forward to a caarer that he ended financially supporting his family in. And in the end was always greatful for the advice and support of his Grandmother, his Mother and Father and the other musicians. Leaving his own quote on their gravestone: Thank yous for teaching me to not give up on myself. I'll always love you for your support Love Leslie.