Violinist in the Metro - Interesting Discoveries - Ego Dialogues
How attentive to real life are we? Am I so wrapped up in my own thoughts that my senses can't notice all that is right here with me now? Am I really this way?
Sigh...
Yes.
This is an incredibly sad story which gave me chills. It is a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.
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 thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
How attentive to real life are we? Am I so wrapped up in my own thoughts that my senses can't notice all that is right here with me now? Am I really this way?
Sigh...
Yes.
