Perception, Taste & Priorities .......... something to think about...

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately two thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes 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 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat 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 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but 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 their children to move on quickly.
45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $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 greatest 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 true 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 people's priorities . The questions raised: in a commonplace 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 this: 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 ever made....
How many other things are we missing????????

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A poem by someone i don't know

SLOW DANCE


Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say, 'Hi'
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.

2010 Resolution

If you’ve made your New Year resolution throw it away or don’t bother making one this year. The only resolution you need for 2010 is to live your dream. It’s that time of the year when all of us look back and think what we could have done with this year. All of us have dreams and yes we have some pretty big dreams. While we concentrate our energies on dreaming the dreams, we aren’t concentrating on how to achieve those dreams. We aren’t concentrating on the end result the final goal. Can you imagine playing a football match with this kind of mind set; I think you’ll end up with an Own Goal. If you can dream, you can make it happen.

The few achievers of this world are the ones who are 'Executioners' the ones who make it happen, in any place be it a school or a company there are 80% of sheep and 20% are executioner. Execution is the key to achieving your dreams. Nearly all of us are hesitant to start anything new, take a risk as we are scared of trying something new. Our first question before taking a step is has anyone else tried it, did it work for them. The herd mentality is so ingrained into our minds since we were kids.

How many times were you compared by friends and family to the kid down the road who got a better grade than you or won that race? Do people around you even know where those kids ended up in life. Did the top ranker in your school ever make it in life' school? This legacy of comparison is what has made Sheep' out of us, this legacy is what is keeping us from achieving our best in life. If one sheep goes to the edge of a cliff all of them follow him, what’s the end result they all fall down. The trouble is that everyone is a Sheep and if you try to show being any different it’s a joke for all of them. From a sheep's point of view the world is full of sheep'. Taking a quote from Gordon Gekko ‘Cause they’re sheep and sheep get slaughtered’. We are scared of what the world will think of we fail at something, will they laugh at me, will I be made to stand in the hall of shame till i breathe my last.

We have lost the courage to say ‘It’s my life’, we’ve lost the will to take control of our dreams. If you listen to the Sheep you will never achieve your dream, this New Year we need to go ahead and take a risk in life. Block out all the sheep in your life and start living your dream. You will never have enough money or contacts or time to get the ball rolling but once you start things will fall in place. I always start if i have at least 75% clarity, never wait for the 100% nobody has it and if someone says they have it you know what they're smoking. What’s stopping you from telling someone that you’ll work for free to learn a new trade, what’s stopping you from talking to people trying to sell them things, what’s stopping you from taking a risk on something new.

The word Impossible actually means 'I M Possible', but the sheep have got it all confused. Write down what you want to achieve and identify the people who can guide you not the ones who will buy from you. Only you can make your dreams come true. Yes you will have dime a dozen advisors who will tell you not to go ahead with your plans, people will laugh at you openly or behind your back and some may even call you things they shouldn’t. There will be a bunch that will keep quiet and every little setback that you face they'll tell you 'i told you so'. Ignore all the criticism and fear of setbacks, understand one thing people who only criticize are the ones who don’t have the balls to take a risk in life. Surround yourself with people who challenge your way of thinking so that you come up with better ways of doing things.

Trust yourself and trust your gut instinct. What’s the Worst case scenario - you will suffer a temporary setback however, at least you will learn something new, come out smarter than when you went into it, be more ready to achieve your next big dream. Life is like a piece of steel that goes through the fire and comes out as a beautiful sword. Don’t concentrate on the fire or the hammer, concentrate on the end result the beautiful sword. Like someone once said, Aim for the moon at least you'll land on the stars. Live your dreams in the New Year….make it happen Have A Great New Year

Mudra

I got it through the email and found it very useful thing to do while we bite our nails while reading self ode or reviewing other's code

MUDRAS

I came across this video through my friend Satya's website(http://satyadev.net/). He is trying hard for the cause of Hindi Web. I like the video though too much

Swine Flu vaccine...Is this joke for India

I live in Pune which is considered to be swine flu capital of India. Currently we are in constant fear of " What will happen now". We can't leave the city and go somewhere as we don't know that it is not going to hit us there. We have learnt to live with this fear.

I just read today that most big countries like USA and UK have ordered bulk vaccines which are available now. Indian government hasn't ordered a single dose of vaccine leave procuring one. We are a country of 1+ Billion people and leave in congested areas. We all know that this disease spreads through contact. Is this not clear to Government of India. We have produced so many
" Brains" but don't we have single health official who should think about getting vaccines at least ordered.

The Indian companies who are developing vaccines are never briefed by government about how much they will need but they got order from Africa, Asian countries....is this thing a joke.

Come on guys , do something.