MIND POWER FORUM

A True Story
A man at a metro station in Washington started to play violin;
He played for about 45 minutes.
During that time, thousands of people went by.
A man stopped for a while and moved on.
The violinist received his first dollar tip:
A woman threw coins and walked away.
The most attention was paid by a 3 year old boy.
His mother pushed hard and the boy had to walk away.
This was repeated by several other children.
In the 45 minutes only 6 people stopped .
He collected $32. When he finished , no one noticed .
No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew that the violinist was Joshua Bell, the best violinist in theworld.
He played with a violin worth $ 3.5 million .
Two days before , Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seatsaverage $100.
He got a standing ovation.
Joshua Bell playing incognito was organized by Washington Post as part ofan experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.
Conclusions from this experience was:If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musiciansin the world, how many other things are we missing?
Albert Einstein did not speak until he was 4-years-old and did not read until he was 7. His parents thought he was "sub-normal," and one of his teachers described him as "mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in foolish dreams."He was expelled from school and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School.He did eventually learn to speak and read. Even to do a little math.