Let the initial dream reach the other side of success

　　A video of a piano performance drew countless attention and likes from netizens on social media sites. What made the netizens sigh is not the beautiful melody, but the way a 15-year-old boy with no hands plays the piano with his arms.

　　He is from Kazan, Russia and was born without hands and one foot. Despite this, he has been fascinated by music since he was a child, and whenever he hears a beautiful melody, he can't help but dance his arms, as if he were playing a lively piano piece in the air.

　　After growing up, his parents gave him a prosthetic arm. After a period of practice, he was able to use it with ease. However, this only solved his life problems, the music dream was still out of his reach and he had to bury it deep in his heart. But as he heard more and more music, the idea of playing it himself became more and more persistent.

　　When he was 13 years old, he wanted to realize his dream of playing music, but after consulting many schools, none of them were willing to accept him. He didn't even know how to read music, except for his love of music. Without a teacher to teach him, and without knowing music, how could he realize his dream of music? The reality and the ideal were contrary to each other, but he didn't let that deter him and found a neighbor who was a violinist to learn simple music.

　　After taking the first step, his confidence grew and he taught himself piano by listening to the chords and identifying the tones. With a good understanding, he quickly mastered some of the basics. But when he sat down in front of the piano, he realized that playing the piano was not as simple as waving his arms to the music. He could not touch the keys with his prosthetic limbs, so he could not control the strength of the keys, and the music that should have been intoned became hard and harsh under the warmth of his fingertips.

　　What should he do? Should he just give up his dream of music? No, he was not willing to do so. But if he continued, how easy it would be.

　　One day, when he was walking without his prosthesis, his right arm hit the piano accidentally when he threw his arms. The painful touch made him frown, and after a few seconds, he suddenly realized that if such a feeling fell on the keys, would it play a beautiful piece of music? He immediately sat in front of the piano and played the keys with his arm. Sure enough, the feeling of playing with his arm was better than playing with his prosthesis, and he could control the strength of playing the keys.

　　Finally, he found a breakthrough and took another step towards his dream ladder. Seeing his love for music and perseverance, a friend who played the piano offered to teach him how to play. He spent all his time apart from his studies practicing the piano, often forgetting to eat and sleep.

　　Once, he sat in front of the piano all afternoon to practice a piece of music. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't play the piece as well as it should be. How could this happen? He closed his eyes and concentrated on practicing over and over again. When he finally found the feeling, he wanted to take a break, and when he stopped, his arm felt raw and painful. When he looked at the keys, they were white as snow and stained with blood.

　　The wound prevented him from touching the piano for several days, and he was so anxious that he circled around the piano. The wound had just healed, so he played eagerly and increased the intensity of his practice, causing the wound to open again and stain the keys red. Even so, he didn't have the slightest thought of giving up, let alone slacking off, and always persisted day by day with full enthusiasm.

　　Later, the school music teacher also took the initiative to guide him in practicing the piano. With the help of many kind-hearted people and his own unremitting efforts, he was not only able to play the piano comfortably, but his piano skills also improved by leaps and bounds.

　　When you work hard, luck will come to you. After a year of piano lessons, he participated in an electronic piano competition for children with disabilities and won a prize. He then played with the Kazan Chamber Orchestra and was accepted to a local music school. In time, he showed his musical talent on the piano keys to the fullest.

　　He is Alexei Romanov, a young man with no hands who plays the music of his life on the keys with both arms.

　　Alexei, who has been learning the piano for only two years, has uploaded a video of himself playing the piano to social networking sites. The music flowed slowly from his arms, stunning the eyes of countless netizens, who praised him for his excellent piano skills and his dedication to music.

　　Some of them asked him how he had managed to succeed. Alexei bashfully replied, "As long as there is determination and faith not to submit to fate, no darkness, even if born with a disability, can stop a heart from pursuing progress."

　　Yes, as long as you stick to your initial dream, no matter how many insurmountable difficulties and setbacks you encounter, you will not give up lightly. Then, the unremitting efforts once made will surely make the initial dream reach the other side of success.