Egos in Check

   
All I could see was her face.
     My niece, a high school junior, played saxophone during the performance of a youth orchestra last
Friday night in Boston. She sat near the back of the stage.
     She knew, during three weeks of practice, that few people in the audience would see her. She
understood, as did her fellow musicians, that none of them would showcase individual talents.
     Nowadays there's so much emphasis on self expression. It's refreshing to watch talented kids
check their egos at a stage door, wear the same black and white outfits, and perform as a team.