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Appreciation

In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About 4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At 6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

At 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 the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.

At 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.

After 1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.

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 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.

This experiment raised several questions:

*In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive

beauty?

*If so, 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 as we rush through life?

Full article,

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html

Denise, start crossing fingers

KUALA LUMPUR: United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew into Malaysia last night for her whirlwind 36-hour visit, but the tricky question is whether she will meet Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The US embassy here gave a terse reply that it was unaware of such a meeting.

“There is no scheduled meeting between Mrs Clinton and Anwar in her social calendar as far as I am aware of,” said Tina Malone, the embassy’s press attache.

Whirlwind visit: Clinton being greeted by (from right) Malaysian Ambassador to the United States Datuk Seri Jamaluddin Jarjis, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman and US Ambassador to Malaysia Paul W Jones at the Subang airport Monday.

However, there is talk that Clinton will meet the Opposition Leader today.

Anwar left Sandakan for Kuala Lumpur last night after campaigning for the Batu Sapi by-election.
Should the meeting take place, it will not be viewed favourably by Kuala Lumpur just as bilateral relations with the administration of President Barack Obama appear to be strengthening.




Clinton, who is the first Secretary of State to conduct an official visit to Malaysia in 15 years, was received on arrival by Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman at the Subang airport.

A bilateral meeting will take place at Wisma Putra in Putrajaya today, where they are expected to hold a joint press conference.

Clinton will also pay a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin later in the afternoon.

Her scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been called off as he is indisposed.

She will also attend a town hall-style meeting at the Institute of Islamic Thoughts and Civilisation (Istac) where some 500 guests have been invited.


Source : The Star Online

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