Saturday, June 13, 2009
The Maestro in The Metro: a True Tale of our Times
Washington DC Metro Station: 7:51 AM, Friday the 12th, a cold January morning in 2007. A young busker picked up his fiddle and started playing a classical concert piece.
After 3 minutes: a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.
4 minutes later: the violinist received his first coin: a woman threw a dollar in the hat on the ground and continued to walk on without stopping.
4 minutes later: the violinist received his first coin: a woman threw a dollar in the hat on the ground and continued to walk on without stopping.6 minutes later: A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes later: A 3 year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly, as the kid turned to look at the violinist all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent forced their children to move on.
45 minutes later: Only 6 people stopped a while. 20 gave him money then rushed along.
10 minutes later: A 3 year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly, as the kid turned to look at the violinist all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent forced their children to move on.
45 minutes later: Only 6 people stopped a while. 20 gave him money then rushed along.
After an hour the fiddler finished playing and silence took over. He counted $32 in the hat.
During that hour 1,097 people rushed past on their way to work. No one applauded. No one really seemed to notice.
During that hour 1,097 people rushed past on their way to work. No one applauded. No one really seemed to notice.
One woman recognized the busker was one of the world's finest violinists: Joshua Bell.
A child prodigy genius from the age of three, Joshua had just played one of the greatest violin solo pieces ever written, J S Bach's famous D-Minor Chaconne, on a $3.5 million-dollar Stradivarius violin. His busking gig collected 32 bucks
Two days earlier, he played in Boston: the theater there sold out at $100 a ticket.
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 people's priorities.
A child prodigy genius from the age of three, Joshua had just played one of the greatest violin solo pieces ever written, J S Bach's famous D-Minor Chaconne, on a $3.5 million-dollar Stradivarius violin. His busking gig collected 32 bucks
Two days earlier, he played in Boston: the theater there sold out at $100 a ticket.
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 people's priorities.
In a common-place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ....
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ....
How many other things are we not stopping to appreciate? How much are we missing?
* Story contributed by Walter J. Burien, Jr
Walter has done more than any living American to uncover the astounding secrets of colossal investment accounts created by US Federal and State governance, and hidden off-shore. It's the onshore losses they highlight that keeps us chained as taxation slaves. Check Walter's webpages at the links below. Watch his full-length movie that was banned by the power-brokers and pawnbrokers.
* Story contributed by Walter J. Burien, Jr
Walter has done more than any living American to uncover the astounding secrets of colossal investment accounts created by US Federal and State governance, and hidden off-shore. It's the onshore losses they highlight that keeps us chained as taxation slaves. Check Walter's webpages at the links below. Watch his full-length movie that was banned by the power-brokers and pawnbrokers.
CAFR1 / TRF - If this experiment was conducted 100 years ago most from those times being true "individuals" would have listened, stopped, and appreciated for a while upon hearing the best. But as of today our soundbite conditioning is of a herd (collective) mentality masterfully designed for us within set paramiters created by our handlers to: Follow instructions, do what you are told, keep quiet, and don't be late. Individuals being who and what they are will stop when "they" choose ignoring the herd. Herds move on, and move on to one final and ultimate destination where for the last time when reaching that final destination the herd is again told to: follow instructions, do what you are told, keep quiet, and don't be late!
Sent FYI from,Walter J. Burien, Jr.
P. O. Box 2112
Saint Johns, AZ 85936
email: WalterBurien@CAFR1.com
Tel.
(928) 445-3532
http://CAFR1.com and http://TaxRetirement.com
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