We Are Missing A Lot In Life
"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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"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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