Chapter: Food For Thought
In 2007, a man stood in a subway station in Washington D.C. playing the violin. It was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, which was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people passed, entered or exited the station, most of them on their way to work. No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the top musicians in the world. He played one of the most complex pieces ever written, on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston. Seats averaged $100 each.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about people’s perception, taste and priorities. The aim were to make people reflect on questions such as: In a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
Possible Moral
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we don’t realize that one of the best musicians in the world is playing some of the most impressive music ever written on our way to work, how many other things around us are we not noticing?
Story from We All Need Heroes: Stories of the Brave and Foolish.
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