Perception - Think About it...

True Story

A man at a metro station in Washington started to play violin;

He played for about 45 minutes.

During that time, thousands of people went by.

A man stopped for a while and moved on.

The violinist received his first dollar tip:

A woman threw coins and walked away.

The most attention was paid by a 3 year old boy.

His mother pushed hard and the boy had to walk away.

This was repeated by several other children.

In the 45 minutes only 6 people stopped .

He collected $32. When he finished , no one noticed .

No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew that the violinist was Joshua Bell, the best violinist in the
world.

He played with a violin worth $ 3.5 million .

Two days before , Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats
average $100.

He got a standing ovation.

Joshua Bell playing incognito was organized by Washington Post as part of
an experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.

Conclusions from this experience was:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians
in the world, how many other things are we missing?