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Somehow I missed this story when it came out (even though it won a Pulitzer), but today I came across it at random on of all places Jeff Bridges website who wrote a fantastic synopsis. But as they say, the Dude abides:
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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?
From:http://blog.longnow.org/2011/05/17/do-you-have-a-moment-for-pure-genius/
這不是一個悲傷的故事！
來到了密西根，同學們定期會去看表演，我有印象的是柏林愛樂當天，每個人進場都是盛裝打扮，相當尊重表演者，但說實話的，我的音樂能力不足，我實在看不出來，這樣的樂團等級跟台灣的樂團有哪裡不同。相信是不同的，畢竟它的票價相當的昂貴;絕對是不同的，因為它是全世界指標性的樂團。但是如果今天樂團的首席在地下道演出，我的經過，我依然也無法感受出音樂給我的驚艷，我無法分辨它的好壞，我也許會停下來、也許會給他掌聲、也許會給他一塊；也也許，我什麼都不會。金錢上的鼓勵或是精神上的鼓勵，並非因為他只能在街道上表演而同情他，而是希望他可以繼續堅持他所熱愛的道路，要嶄露出頭角，是需要花時間與精力，是必經的過程。
『夢』之所以可貴，因為它是被打造出來的。
這是一個設計過的諷刺的故事.....多少人跟我一樣，不知道12平均律與純律的差異，更不用去想到底有多少人可以從他身旁經過解此分辨他是個小提琴大師。他手上的那把百萬小提琴，與一個小時所贈取的32塊，形成強烈的對比，這樣的感覺是被設計的，坦白說，結果並不意外，報社想要凸顯並不是有多少人不識貨，也不是想要撥開裝在彼此臉上的面具，我想其真正的目的是點出大多數的人，在平時的生活當中已經失去了不少精彩的故事而渾然不知！這只是藉由音樂表現著匆忙的人生罷了。
聽下、停下、慢下，生活可以更精彩！
