A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC

This is a real story and it is so
awesome. Please take a moment
to read:
"A man sat at a metro station in
Washington DC and started to
play the violin; it was a cold
January morning. He played six
Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
During that time, since it was rush
hour, it was calculated that 1,100
people went through the station,
most of them on their way to
work.
Three minutes went by, and a
middle aged man noticed there
was musician playing. He slowed
his pace, and stopped for a few
seconds, and then hurried up to
meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist
received his first dollar tip: a
woman threw the money in the
till and without stopping, and
continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone
leaned against the wall to listen
to him, but the man looked at his
watch and started to walk again.
Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most
attention was a 3 year old boy.
His mother tagged him along,
hurried, but the kid stopped to
look at the violinist. Finally, the
mother pushed hard, and the
child continued to walk, turning
his head all the time. This action
was repeated by several other
children. All the parents, without
exception, forced them to move
on.
In the 45 minutes the musician
played, only 6 people stopped
and stayed for a while. About 20
gave him money, but continued
to walk their normal pace. He
collected $32. When he finished
playing and silence took over, no
one noticed it. No one
applauded, nor was there any
recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist
was Joshua Bell, one of the most
talented musicians in the world.
He had just played one of the
most intricate pieces ever written,
on a violin worth $3.5 million
dollars.
Two days before his playing in the
subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a
theater in Boston where the seats
averaged $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell
playing incognito in the metro
station was organized by the
Washington Post as part of a
social experiment about
perception, taste, and priorities of
people. The outlines were: in a
commonplace environment at an
inappropriate hour: Do we
perceive beauty? Do we stop to
appreciate it? Do we recognize
the talent in an unexpected
context?
One of the possible conclusions
from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to
stop and listen to one of the best
musicians in the world playing the
best music ever written, how
many other things are we
missing?"
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