Accountancy Forum
  • Accountancy
  • Forum Home
  • Members
  • Team
  • Help
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
  • Home
  • Members
  • Help
  • Search
Accountancy Forum General General Discussion v
« Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 … 39 Next »
PERCEPTION - SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

 
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
PERCEPTION - SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
kamranACA
Offline

Posting Freak

Posts: 2,351
Threads: 42
Joined: Feb 2007
Reputation: 0
#1
11-20-2009, 04:40 PM
Perception

………something to think about………



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.




REVELATION

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?


« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Users browsing this thread: 12 Guest(s)



Messages In This Thread
PERCEPTION - SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT - by kamranACA - 11-20-2009, 04:40 PM
[No subject] - by Mujahid - 11-20-2009, 06:50 PM
[No subject] - by kamranACA - 11-20-2009, 07:18 PM
[No subject] - by Osama Rules - 11-21-2009, 10:20 AM
[No subject] - by Dard - 01-24-2010, 07:02 PM
[No subject] - by aamalik - 01-24-2010, 07:10 PM

  • View a Printable Version
  • Subscribe to this thread
Forum Jump:

© 2002-2024 Accountancy. Copyrights of all content on this web site are owned by Accountancy except where indicated in source or copyright statements. Accountancy must be contacted for permission to copy or redistribute any material published on this website.

Linear Mode
Threaded Mode