The Lady in Number 6 is one of the most inspirational and uplifting stories ever told.

109 year old, Alice Herz-Sommer, the world’s oldest pianist and oldest holocaust survivor, shares her views on how to live a long happy life.

She discusses the vital importance of music, laughter and having an optimistic outlook on life.

“My father always used to say the very wise words, “Put as much as you can into your heads because that’s something nobody can take away from you”, and i think that is so very very true and i think this is where music comes in. The importance of music, because you can actually have music in your head without anybody knowing it is happening.

You can actually go into another world which is a lot nicer than the world we’re actually living in. I knew that, even in this very difficult situation, there are beautiful moments.” -Alice Herz-Sommer

This powerfully inspirational video tells her amazing story of survival and how she managed to use her time in a Nazi concentration camp to empower herself and others with music.

“In 1944, my husband was among thousands who were sent away. His last words to me were, ‘You mustn’t do anything voluntarily.’ I didn’t understand what was in his mind. This was on Monday. Three days afterwards, again thousands were sent away, mothers and children of the men who had already been sent. In the second transport the women went voluntarily because they wanted to meet their husbands. They never met them. So my husband saved our lives.

He was sent to Auschwitz first and then sent to work in Dachau and, six weeks before the end of the war, he died from typhus. I brought up my son alone.” -Alice Herz-Sommer

See the entire documentary and definitely wish her a happy 110th birthday, on or before 26 November 2013.

“Kids all over the world grow up on superheroes, what we, their parents, must remind them, is documentaries tell stories about ‘real superheroes.’ Superheroes are based on great people, real people, like Alice Herz Sommer.” – Nicholas Reed, Producer

Alice’s story demonstrates that the amazing, inspiring, positive side of life can always be chosen, regardless of circumstances.

Go to the bottom of (ad) The Lady In Number 6 website and visit the Twitter or Facebook locations to send your greetings.

Note: This Forward Steps post was published in 2013, since then Alice has died. You might also enjoy this short, inspiring story of Lena or this tale about 87 year old Rose.

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Hi, I'm Thea Westra at Forward Steps (forwardstepsblog.com)

Since March 2003, I've been sharing practical, positive, thought provoking and inspiring self improvement content online. My aim is simple - to offer tips and resources that help us enhance our daily experience of life and to keep stepping forward. Perth, Western Australia is the place I call home and I'm the author of "Time For My Life: 365 Stepping Stones". You might also know me from the Forward Steps personal development blog and the daily series of "365 Forward Steps Notes", all designed to add wings to our unique life journeys.

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