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Wednesday, 11 February 2009 Sustainability: not missing out on the important! In reality phenomena are not always what they look like. Or actually never are. As a consequence our distorted perceptions make us miss out on many of the good things of life and often cause us only suffering. This is one of the tenets of Buddhist philosophy. So the content of the first email I opened here in an internet cafe in Bodhgaya (India) resonated very much with me. The mail was from Tina Trampus, a colleague from Slovenia. This is the story - it happened in 2007 - she sent me: Washington DC Metro Station on a cold January morning. He 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 mins 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 mins later the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the till 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 mins: a 3 year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly, as 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. Every parent, without exception, forced them to move on. 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. 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 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 Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100. This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an 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: 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 .... how many other things are we missing? Tina concluded: "Live here, live now, live THIS moment and enjoy it – is the best and the only you really have." Washington DC Metro Station on a cold January morning. He 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 mins 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 mins later the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the till 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 mins: a 3 year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly, as 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. Every parent, without exception, forced them to move on. 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. 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 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 Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100. This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an 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: 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 .... how many other things are we missing? Tina concluded: "Live here, live now, live THIS moment and enjoy it – is the best and the only you really have." No comments: Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
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IZBORI KAO REALITY SHOW Metro stanica hladnog siječanjskog jutra 2007.g. Čovjek na violini svira Bachovo djelo nekih 45 minuta. Za to vrijeme, približno 2.000 ljudi prodje stanicom, većina na svom putu na posao. 3 minute nakon što je počeo sviranje, sredovječan čovjek uočava muzičara koji svira. On usporava korake, zaustavlja se par sekundi, a zatim žurno odlazi kud je namjerio. 4 minute kasnije: Violinista prima svoj prvi dolar: žena baca novčić u šešir, te bez zastajkivanja, nastavlja hod. 6 minuta kasnije: Mladi čovjek se naginje nad ogradom kako bi ga poslušao, zatim pogleda na ručni sat i nastavlja žureći. 10 minuta kasnije: 3-o godišnji dječak se zaustavlja. ali ga majka odvlači žureći. Malac zastaje da ponovno pogleda violinistu, no majka ga vuče i oboje odlaze žureći. Nekoliko druge djece je ponovilo ovu radnju. Svaki roditelj, bez izuzetka, je prisililo svoje dijete da nastavi hodati. 45 minute kasnije: Glazbenik svira bez prestanka. Samo 6 ljudi se zaustavilo i poslušalo na kratko. Nekih 20-ak ljudi je dalo novac, ali je nastavilo hodati nepromijenjenim ritmom. Svirač je sakupio ukupno $32. 1 sat kasnije: Glazbenik završava svirku i nastupa tišina. Nitko to ne primjećuje. Nitko ne plješće, niti daje bilo kakvo priznanje. Prava istina: Nitko nije znao da je muzičar u stvari bio Joshua Bell, jedan od najvećih glazbenika današnjice na svijetu. Svirao je jedan od najzahtjevnijih komada ikada napisanih, na violini vrijednoj $3.5 milijuna dolara. Samo dva dana prije ovoga Joshua Bell je rasprodao koncertnu dvoranu u Bostonu gdje je prosječna cijena sjedala $100. Ovo je istinita priča. Inkognito svirka Joshue Bella na stanici metroa je organizirao Washington Post kao dio sociološkog eksperimenta o percepciji, ukusu i ljudskim prioritetima. Postavlja se pitanje: "Da li u uobičajenom okruženju, u nepogodno vrijeme, uopće prepoznajemo ljepotu? Da li stanemo da tu ljepotu cijenimo? Prepoznajemo li talent u neočekivanom kontekstu? Koliko snobova ima medju nama koji idu na koncert plaćajući basnoslovne iznose, a to isto ne prepoznaje u drugim prigodama?" Jedan mogući zaključak ovog eksperimenta bi mogao biti: Ako nemamo niti trenutak vremena da zastanemo i poslušamo jednog od najboljih glazbenika na svijetu, koji svira jedan od najljepših komada ikada stvorenih, na jednom od najljepših instrumenata ikada načinjenih ... KOLIKO TEK MNOŠTVO DRUGIH STVARI PROPUŠTAMO? Primjenjeno na aktualne konkretne predsjedničke izbore u RH, možemo se zapiatati: prepoznajemo li u kakofoniji milozvučnih obećanja bez pokrića, kvalitet pojedinca? Prepoznajemo li dosljednost, čestitost, obrazovanost, ustrajnost, domoljublje, spremnost na žrtvu za opće dobro kao KVALITETE ili kao 'dosadne osobine' nepoželjne među kandidatima koji kao da se natječu u nekom Reality show-u? Tko, koliko i zbog čega troši čije novce u predizbornoj kampanji? Peru li se tu neki novci ili? Još ni aktualni predsjednik Mesić nije otkrio donatore svojih dviju kampanja, pa se aktualni kandidati, ohrabreni načinom kako je Mesić prošao bez pitanja i komentara, da ne spominjem posljedice, ponašaju kao pijani milijarderi. Pa da troše i vlastiti novac, neumjesno je u ovom vremenu ceriti se u namještenim pozama sa svakog kutka lijepe naše, upirati prstom ili vizionarski gledati u gustu maglu TV spotova. Ali, ovom narodu je usitinu moguće prodati rog za svijeću. Po stotinu puta. I uvijek skuplje!