An interesting story
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A man sat at a metro stationn 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 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 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 theater in Boston and the seats average $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?
Dreaming......
整个一月，得了场病，弄的自己像个病痨似的，天天嗑药，擦药，疼的半死，还得加班到天明，怎一苦字了得……
回顾我的鼠年，恍恍忧忧的，08年事情特别多，好的坏的，一转眼都是过眼烟云。年头和年尾各生一场病，怎一个‘背’字了得
农历新年将近，唯一的盼头就是身体好起来，能出去晒个太阳，去去这冬天的酶味~~~，和女友盘算着去泰国的计划，这美丽的海滩，我何时才能躺入你的怀抱呀？？？期待中。
I have been talking about traveling in Thailand in last 3years. I am missing the blue sky and lovely sunshine, also my Thai friends. I really hate the winter in shanghai, especially I was sick during last few weeks. Making plans for my next trip, hopefully the dream will come true!
Keeping Smile like that for 2009
Wish every one could keep that smile forever!
Happy New year!
