There are many examples of people suffering in the world, but there are not many instances where select individuals are chosen to show man a glimpse of Heavenly glory. Of those chosen, the exceptional ones are far and few in between. Without keeping readers in suspense who probably already know a child by the name of Alexander Malofeev - Александр Малофеев - who "was born in Moscow" [1] on "21.10.2001." [2]
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Alexander Malofeev is a classical pianist. There are numerous videos of him playing the piano on his You Tube channel. [3] There was once a politician who had said that Russia was the "Evil Empire" and there are probably many who still believe that to be true. If Russia were truly so evil, why did God give to a Russian boy such exceptional talent in piano playing, but not give any talent of equal or bigger magnitude to one of the hatemonger's offsprings? Could it be that envy and hate which belong to Satan does not beget goodness which is from God?
For those who envy and hate, as a result of judging, there is this gospel passage (quoted without footnotes) [4]:
1 “Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
2 For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.
3 Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?
4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye?
5 You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye.
Having the kind of talent that Alexander Malofeev has, especially at his young age, is impossible by human design, but being able to play so many compositions so musically and perfectly from memory requires practice and dedication. Those who care to listen to this gift from God through the hands of Alexander Malofeev are given a quick glimpse into what Heaven has in store.
A good number of people who would never know of Alexander Malofeev's existence could say that they, too, have seen glimpses of Heaven. This statement is based on the number of views on You Tube that exceed 2 billion, and as of July 12, 2017, there are 14 such videos, with the most viewed having "2,904,148,095 views," [5] but then popularity is not necessarily a pathway to Heaven, since the well-traveled roads are paved with unrepentant pride and loveless envy that dead end in Hell with no way out, unless the mercy of God allows these souls to hear the music of Heaven, which may or may not be sounds that are similar to those of a twelve year old Alexander Malofeev on the piano playing Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Cadence A.Korto, S244 [6], or him as a fourteen year old playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K.279, 1st movement [7], allowing them to follow the direction they are coming from and ascend.
The full extent of God's glory is beyond one's imagination, so one ought to feel blessed to exist in the same period as one who can deliver a tiny sample of it; at the same time, one ought not be envious of others with gifts so great while being bitter with pains so seemingly unbearable, for no pain is comparable to the ones Christ suffered during His Passion. It is in embracing life's sufferings with acceptance and whatever gift that has been given without expectation that one is able to begin to love God unconditionally and be close to God in this and the life after.
[1] https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/orchestra/piano/malofeev/
[2] http://krainevcompetition.com/en/participants-en/alexander-malofeev/
[3] https://www.youtube.com/user/Mr1AleksA/featured
[4] http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/7
[5] http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7709247/youtube-most-watched-videos
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-r2aU3_9CI
[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRtspFOrt5I
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