Pearls Before Breakfast
Below is an article about Joshua Bell. He is hailed as one of if not the best violinst of our generation. The man whose tickets sell for $100+ dollars was asked to play his violin in a DC subway to see what the response would be. The following is an expert from my friend Stacy's blog.
Pearls Before Breakfast
"I read it. It's a very long article. But I've read the whole thing and recommend it to everyone. It actually made me tear up to think that we are so busy and wrapped up in the day to day that we wouldn't notice a masterpiece blaring right in front of our noses. And I wondered as I read it which person I would be. As much as I want to be the person standing along the wall taking in the moment, I think I'd probably be the person barely noticing there is something different going on. And isn't that enough to make you cry? That life, art, and beauty presents itself every day and you just don't have time for it?"


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