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http://youtu.be/hnOPu0_YWhw
{我們錯過了多少生命中重要的事物? 真實故事}

{中文翻譯: 'Hakan Sax'}
這是在美國一個地鐵站裡發生的真實案例。在某個寒冷的一月早晨, 地鐵站裡出現了一位街頭藝人, 徐緩地從樂器箱裡拿出了一把舊小提琴, 悠揚地演奏了六首"巴哈"的知名樂曲。在演奏過程的45分鐘內, 共有1100人路過, 大部分的人都匆忙的路過, 只有6位停下來專心的聆聽了一會兒才離去, 只有20人在提琴箱裡投入了銅板, 表演者共獲得了32美元的小費。

停下來的6人中, 有4位是小孩子, 要不是被父母催促著趕緊前進, 他們本來都是想繼續聽下去而不想離開的。在被催趕的過程中, 每位小孩都曾多次的回頭望著提琴家, 尤其其中一位年僅3歲的小男孩, 更是所有的小孩裡最專心欣賞演奏的。表演結束後, 跟隨著是一陣寧靜, 無人給予掌聲, 也沒有人上前與演奏者交談。

大家所不知道的是, 這位"街頭藝人"其實是位世界知名的小提琴家"Joshua Bell", 當時他手上拿的是把價值美金350萬(約台幣1億零5百萬)的小提琴, 演奏著難度極高的"巴哈"名曲, 而他隔天在波士頓國家音樂廳平均一張要價100美金的演奏會門票, 也早已被樂迷一掃而光。

整個事件, 其實是與"華盛頓郵報"合作所做的實驗, 目的是想了解人們在不適宜的時間中處身於公眾場合裡, 是否還會注意到周遭美麗的事物? 是否還會停下來欣賞它?

這個實驗的結果讓我們體悟到一個道理: 假如我們連稍微停下來欣賞頂級美妙的音樂都不肯, 反問, 生命中我們早已錯過了多少美麗的事物了?

PS. 是否隨著時間慢慢長大變老, 我們也早已失去了如小孩般的純真, 而被煩惱與瑣事給佔據了心靈? 換個心態用對方法, 就能找到使自己快樂的生活方式。

與大家共勉之~

Hakan Sax 團隊 敬上

{英文原文:}
"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 1,100 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, and 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 most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at 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 a 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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