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9. mar 2012 Følger: 5 Følgere: 5 Katte: 5 Emner: 76 Svar: 919
En lille gåde, måske - måske ikke? {{forumTopicSubject}}
Hvem er de fattigste mennesker egentlig?
.. Dem med alt for mange penge.
Penge kan hurtigt stige folk til hovedet. Og lige pludseligt kan man gå fra at værdsætte alle de små ting, til ligepludseligt at have hovedet fyldt med materealistiske ting.
De rigeste mennesker er dem som ser alt dét man ikke ser når man har for travlt med andre knap så vigtige ting i livet.
Hvornår har du sidst kigget på en blomst, et træ og overvejet hvor smukt det er?
Hvornår har du sidst taget et kig på din familie, og fortalt dig selv eller dem hvor højt du elsker dem - og hvor lidt du ville være foruden dem?
Livet er hvad vi gør det til.
Elsk livet - det er for kort til at hade, før du ser dig om er billetten revet itu og så er lyset slukket.
God tirsdag til folket (og misserne) derude! :0)
aug 2009
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Og go dag til dig osse
apr 2011
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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 thousand of 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 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 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 his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $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 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?
mar 2012
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Det er netop min pointe - rigdom er ikke penge - rigdom er livet.
En lille gåde, måske - måske ikke?