Borge was a Danish-born musician and comedian who passed away in 2000 at the age of 91. His comedy was unique. Who would ever expect goofy jokes and musical slapstick from such an extremely talented and classically trained pianist?
My favorite of Borge's stage stories was of an uncle of his who was an amateur inventor. In the early 1900s this man had invented a new soft drink which he dubbed "1Up".
But nobody liked it. So Borge's uncle went back to the drawing board, reemerging eventually with his new creation, "2Up".
But again, nobody went for it.
The same happened with "3Up", "4Up", and "5Up" - All were rejected in turn.
When he premiered "6Up", the crowds still turned up their noses and the luckless man sank into a deep depression.
Borge explains that his uncle died a short time later, broken and penniless, "never knowing how close he had come to success."
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. - Galatians 6:9
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