What are we missing?

Have you ever wondered how many moments do you miss because you don't have time? How many moments do you miss because you don't MAKE time for anything except work? These questions can have a simple and easy answer, that can be better understood through an example.


Let's make a short exercise of imagination. Let's pretend that you are at a metro station in Washington,DC. It's a cold day in January.There is a man who plays the violin at rush hour. What would you do?
For the ones who were in the position to make a decision at that time, it was a simple one.In 45 minutes,1100 people passed by, not paying attention to the fact that someone was trying to give their day a bit of colour. They didn't stop. Some of them didn't even notice that there was music around them. The only persons who stopped were some children, who were quickly told by their parents to hurry. The result was sad. Out of 1100 people only 6 of them stopped to listen, but who, soon enough continued their journey.The violonist collected  $32. 
The thing that no one knew, was that the violonist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one extremely difficult piece, on a violin worth more than  $3.5 million. Just a couple of days before, he sold out at a theater in Boston, where the seats were about $100.


This is a real story. This is a story about how we are missing important aspects that seem meaningless. 
The next time you see someone playing the guitar or the violin somewhere at a tube station in London just ask yourself: is this going to be the next Joshua Bell?