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The story of the ship called "THE TITANIC" which sank with about 1500 great souls of Europe on April 15th 1912, is very common. What is not common however is the fact that the ** TITANIC BAND PLAYED AND ENTERTAINED THE SHIP OCCUPANTS EVEN AS THE SHIP WAS SINKING!** that means they sang to their graves in that cold sea!

In 2013, the violin which was used to play the parting song , was rediscovered and it was sold for 1.9 million pounds! The instrument, which is cracked, water-stained and only has two strings left, is said to have belonged to Wallace Hartley, whose band continued to play the famous hyme "NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE"

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As the ship got filled with water. It was thought the violin had been lost to the sea when Hartley and the rest of his band drowned along with 1,500 others on April 15, 1912. Within minutes of the strinking an iceberg, Hartley was instructed to assemble his musicians to play to maintain calm. They performed on the boat deck while the passengers lined up for the lifeboats. When Hartley's body was discovered, he was found with the violin strapped to his body in his leather bag.

Oh, what a lesson on tenacity, never giving up and holding on till the end. When life seems to be hard on you, can you still sing?

When prayer answers seem to delay and danger looms ahead, can you still lift your voice and sing?

When you are tempted to quit on your goals, will you seek for a short-cut?

Just imagine that the titanic band was playing even in the face of danger and perplexity! They would have allowed depression and fear to swallow them up! David said in psalm 42:3 "My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto, Where is thy God?" But in verse 5, he proclaimed to the circumstances confronting him: "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: For I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance."

So he determined to praise God and allow a cheerful spirit even when hope seem lost! You must do the same and let the devil know that he will not see your tears nor group you amongst the depressed again! Laugh often and don't compare yourself to everyone around you because you 're Designer's Original! Hear Stanley Jones: "Faith is not merely you holding to God-it is God holding you." An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men (Thomas Fuller). Close with Lance Armstrong: "Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If i quit, however, it lasts forever"

Refuse to weep! Laugh at problems! Don't quit!