Aléatoire: Sebuah Surat Dari Masa Depan
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Di Tahun 2009
Aku hidup di tahun 2050. Aku berumur 50 tahun, tetapi kelihatan seperti sudah 85 tahun. Aku mengalami banyak masalah kesehatan, terutama masalah ginjal karena aku minum sangatsedikit air putih. Aku fikir aku tidak akan hidup lama lagi. Sekarang, aku adalah…
(Source: scribd.com, via hey-lium)
masih belajar itu
- lagi nonton karate kid sama mama sama ale, subtitle nya bahasa inggris
- Aku: jadi gini ma, jadi artinya mereka mau pindah ke china. nggak apa-apa kok bahasa inggrisnya gampang. cuma kaya 'how are you?' 'i'm fine thank you' gitu gitu.
- Mama: iya ah, ngerti ngerti. masa mama kaya gini nggak ngerti?
- Ale: hahaha itu pelajaran jaman kapan! (hening) eh... kok ale kelas 5 masih belajar itu ya?
- Aku & Mama: HAHAHAHAHA
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. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
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 common place 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?
(Source: Washington Post, via monkeydorky)
