This is so true. about how we dont spend a minute appreciating the things around us in this busy world.
thanks for sharing sujil On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Archana Sharma < [email protected]> wrote: > Brilliant idea by Washington Post..superb! > > > On 1/14/09, Sujil Pingulkar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> A Violinist in the Metro >> >> 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 thousand >> of 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, 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 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 best >> musicians in the world. >> He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written; with a violin >> worth 3.5 million dollars. >> >> Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a >> theatre in Boston and the average ticket was $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 inferences 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?* >> >> Read the full article here ....its kind a long but good >> >> >> >> >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. Check it >> out.<http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009>>> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VaniV88-89" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/VaniV88-89?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
