i just finished reading the article...and man it has been dealt with so much depth. i cant even write,...i am mesmerised. beauty needs an environemtn to appreciated
On 1/14/09, Anil Nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
