Verdi not welcome!

When Giuseppe Verdi was still a young man and asked to enter the Milan Conservatory of Music, he was not accepted. The funny thing is that when he had achieved all his success with his famous operas, the same building was eventually named in his memory, ‘Conservatorio di Musica, Giuseppe Verdi.’ Today, concerts and recitals are frequently held in this beautiful hall in Turin, Italy.

 A similar story happened to Elvis Presley when he went to audition at the Grand Ole Opry. The judge asked him what he did for a living, which was driving trucks, and he told Elvis “young man, I would suggest that you keep on trucking and forget about a singing career!” You may remember that something similar happened to Jesus when he returned to his native Nazareth, and the people threw Him out, hurling stones at Him. So if at first you don’t succeed, try again. Verdi and Elvis persevered, and so did Jesus – and so should we.