The Man Who Played the Violin

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In a commonplace environment at an unexpected hour:

1. Do we perceive beauty?

 I agree with what Immanuel Kant said about beauty, that we think beauty is something we can't really measure, and each person has a different view of it. There is not a yes or no answer to if something has beauty, nor is there a right or wrong. I believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and isn't something that is factual.


2. Do we stop to appreciate it?

 Often, we humans don't always recognize beauty because we're so distracted with our lives, responsibilities, and duties. But if you don't let these things change who you are and control you, recognizing beauty is not something difficult. It shouldn't have to be.


3. Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

 Based on the article, apparently we don't. Those thousand or so people just walked by one of the best musicians in the world. They were so distracted by the rigorousness of life, they couldn't see the talent right in front of them. These people were not expecting to encounter Joshua Bell on the way to work. Why should they?


4. 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?

 I think humans have become unintentionally selfish and ignorant. We're so absorbed in our own lives, solving our problems, fulfilling responsibilities, that we've lost the ability to recognize talent and beauty before our very eyes. Who knows what else we're missing out on? How many fantastic and unique things happen everyday right in front of us? We'll never know if nothing changes.



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