THE ONE-LINERS
While attending some graduation exercises, my wife and I heard a marvelous concert by a handbell choir. During that concert, I suddenly became aware of a lovely young lady standing on the very end of the choir with just one bell. Although she stood patiently alert, bell in hand, I noted that not once in the very lengthy and complicated selection had she ever rung that bell. The music rose to a brilliant climax of sound and suddenly, at the very peak, the director turned toward that girl. She rang her bell; just one clear, beautiful sound that hung in the air and gave meaning to all the rest of the performance. As far as I could tell, she didn’t perform again during the concert. I was captivated by that event. My mind returned to my days (high school and college) of drama. I had some lead parts, but I also had my share of one-liners. It was the one-liners that created…
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