[MD] Quality is Appreciation in Value...

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----- Mensagem de carma at carmapro.com ---------
    Data: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:26:53 -0400
    De: Margaret Warren <carma at carmapro.com>
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Assunto: Re: [MD] Quality is Appreciation in Value...
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>
> Hi All - Still lurking (sometimes I have time to read the notes) and
> occasionally see something like this:
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>
> Perception
>
> Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with
> a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time
> approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their
> way to work. 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 dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat
> and, without stopping, continued to walk.
>
> 6 minutes:
> A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his
> watch and started to walk again.
>
> 10 minutes:
> A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid
> stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the
> child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was
> repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced
> their children to move on quickly.
>
> 45 minutes:
> The musician played continuously..  Only 6 people stopped and listened for a
> short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace.
> The man collected a total of $32.
>
> 1 hour:
> He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded,
> nor was there any recognition.
>
> No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest
> 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 Joshua
> Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
>
> This is a true 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. The questions raised: 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 this:  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 ever made.... How many other things are we missing?
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----- Final da mensagem de carma at carmapro.com -----



Brazilian Mage Paulo Coelho says we should walk along with half our 
normal pace
in order to learn to run.  He might be talking the same thing, as could be
talking Pirsig about the closeness from the motorcycle to the road.  I liked
your example : )