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Name: Tom
Country: United States
State: Texas
Birthday: 10/25/1968
Gender: Male
Interests: People, music, and the heart of God.
Expertise: Music, Networks, PC's, servers, web scripts.
Occupation: Consulting
Industry: Computers (Internet)
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| IKEA to buy GM IKEA announces plans to buy GM, make domestic automobiles more affordable ... 
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| I Could Not Do What I Am Doing Without StephanieYa know, I couldn't do what I do, the way I do it, if it weren't for everything Stephanie does. She is so helpful, supportive, and sweet. She takes care of so many things for me! I am hugely blessed and very grateful to have her in my life. So much of what she does, she does alone, when no one is watching. So, while people often see what I do, hardly anyone sees the amazing number of things she does for me, day after day. Some people have a hired personal assistant, executive assistant, administrative assistant, etc. for this ... and they'll often say they're worth every penny. I have Stephanie. If I had a personal assistant I'm sure they'd want to talk about a raise every once in a while. Every once in a while Stephanie wants to talk about something too ... and you know what it usually is? "What can I do to make your day go better? What can I do to reduce your stress? What can I do to help keep things running smoothly for you? What can I do to help you feel happier in life?" This after 17 years of marriage. OK, I'll stop bragging. Every once in a while, the amazement just hits me and I figured I'd blog about it this time. | | |
| Are you awake?A man sat at a metro station 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.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the
Washington Post as part of an 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?
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