The following is a narration of a true incident . Please read it and then you will come to know what we are missing....
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold December morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it
was calculated that a thousand of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning
his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took
over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best 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 his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100.
This is a real 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 priorities of people.
The outlines
were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour:
Do we perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be - 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?
Just think of this, you will realize how many things we are missing in life.
How many things are we missing????????
Somethings You May Not Know
The Secret behind the number 11
The Secret behind the number 11
1) New York City has 11 letters
2) Afghanistan has 11 letters.
3) Ramsin Yuseb has 11 letters . (The terrorist who threatened to destroy the Twin Towers in 1993)
4) George W Bush has 11 letters.
This could be a mere coincidence, but this gets interesting:
1) New York is the 11th state.
2) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight number 11.
3) Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11
4) Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers , was carrying 65 passengers. 6 + 5 = 11
5) The tragedy was on September 11, or 9/11 as it is now known. 9 + 1+ 1 =11
6) The date is equal to the US emergency services telephone number 911.
Sheer coincidence..?
Read on and make up your own mind:
1) The total number of victims inside all the hi-jacked planes was 254. 2 + 5 + 4 = 11
2) September 11 is day number 254 of the calendar year.
3) The Madrid bombing took place on 3/11/2004. 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 11.
4) The tragedy of Madrid happened 911 days after the Twin Towers incident.
Now this is where things get totally eerie:
The most recognized symbol for the US , after the Stars & Stripes, is the Eagle. The following verse is taken from the Koran, the Islamic holy book:
"For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced: for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and there was peace."
still more rejoiced: for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and there was peace."
That verse is number 9.11 of the Koran.
Unconvinced about all of this still ..?
Try this and see how you feel afterwards, it made my hair stand on end:
Open Microsoft Word and do the following:
1. Type in upper case Q33 NY. This is the flight number of the first plane to hit one of the Twin Towers .
2. Highlight the Q33 NY.
3. Change the font size to 48.
4. Change the actual font to the WINGDINGS……………………
What do you think now????
Selengkapnya......Those Famous Sports SHIRTS
In sports fame is everything. A single sportsman's popularity can be gauged by the name and respect he gets all over the world. But how do you gauge a team's popularity????
Well there is one way to do that,it is said that a team's popularity can be reflected in large selling of their team's jerseys.. Well here is a list of teams whose jerseys are at the top of the pile...
Club Football in Europe--Manchester United:
English Premier League the most famous and perhaps the most competitive league in the world. In this One of the easily recognizable jerseys, Manchester United's Red is easily the biggest seller in the world.
Makers : Nike
Price: Rs.2745/-(INdian Rupees)
They are closely followed by the (Blues) Chelsea whose adiddas shirts are sold for Rs. 2999 and the Spanish giants Real Madrid come in as close third with the same price tag as the Blues.
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World Football- Brazil
The most romantic of the jerseys, Brazil's yellow is worn with pride by the followers of the beautiful game, everywhere in the world.
Makers: Nike
Price :$49
Edging them close are their neighbors Argentina. With Lionell Messi in full flow, the craze for the albaceliste will only go up.
Makers : Adidas
Price :$49
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NBA- Los Angeles Lakers
Legendary NBA team LA Lakers' home colour yellow is probably the most sought after basketball jersey any where in the world. And Kobe Bryant's number continues to sizzle and bring in tons of revenues for the makers.
Makers : Adidas
Price : $175
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Last but not least is the
Malliot jaune (my-yo-john)/Yellow Jersey-Cycling
The Yellow jersey , perhaps the most coveted jersey in the world of cycling gets its popularity during the race season. The yellow jersey is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races,most notably the Tour-De-France. It allows the riderwho was in the overall lead at the end of the previous day to be easily identified.
Personally, i love each and every one of these jerseys and the teams that wear it.
Think out of the BOX
Read it fully......
Employee "A" in a company walked up to his manager and asked what my job is for the day? ·
The manager took "A" to the bank of a river and asked him to cross the river and reach the other side of the bank. ·
"A" completed this task successfully and reported back to the manager about the completion of the task assigned. ·
The manager smiled and said "GOOD JOB" ·
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Next day Employee "B" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task as above to this person also.
· The Employee "B' before starting the task saw Employee "C" struggling in the river to reach the other side of the bank. ·
He realized "C" has the same task. · Now "B" not only crossed the river but also helped "C" to cross the river. · "B" reported back to the manager and the manager smiled and said " VERY GOOD JOB " ·
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The following day Employee "Q" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again.
· Employee "Q" before starting the work did some home work and realized "A", "B" & "C" all has done this task before.·
He met them and understood how they performed. · He realized that there is a need for a guide and training for doing this task. ·
He sat first and wrote down the procedure for crossing the river, he documented the common mistakes people made, · and tricks to do the task efficiently and effortlessly. · Using the methodology he had written down he crossed the river and reported back to the manager along with· documented procedure and training material. · The manger said "Q" you have done an " EXCELLENT JOB" . ·
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The following day Employee "O' reported to the manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again.
· "O" studied the procedure written down by "Q" and sat and thought about the whole task.·
He realized company is spending lot of money in getting this task completed.· He decided not to cross the river, but sat and designed and implemented a bridge across the river ·
and went back to his manager and said, "You no longer need to assign this task to any one".· The manager smiled and said "Outstanding job 'O'. I am very proud of you ."·
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What is the difference between A, B, Q & O???????? Many a times in life we get tasks to be done at home, at office, at play….,
Most of us end up doing what is expected out of us. Do we feel happy? Most probably yes. We would be often disappointed when the recognition is not meeting our expectation. Let us compare ourselves with "B". Helping someone else the problem often improves our own skills. There is an old proverb (I do not know the author) "learn to teach and teach to learn". From a company point of view "B" has demonstrated much better skills than "A" since one more task for the company is completed.
"Q" created knowledge base for the team. More often than not, we do the task assigned to us without checking history. Learning from other's mistake is the best way to improve efficiency. This knowledge creation for the team is of immense help. Re-usability reduces cost there by increases productivity of the team. "Q" demonstrated good "team-player" skills,
Now to the outstanding person, "O" made the task irrelevant; he created a Permanent Asset to the team.If you notice B, Q and O all have demonstrated "team performance" over an above individual performance; also they have demonstrated a very invaluable characteristic known as "INITIATIVE".Initiative pays of every where whether at work or at personal life. If you put initiative you will succeed.Initiative is a continual process and it never ends. This is because this year's achievement is next year's task . You cannot use the same success story every year.The story provides an instance of performance, where as measurement needs to be spread across at least 6-12 months. Consequently performance should be consistent and evenly spread.
Out-of-Box thinkers are always premium and that is what every one constantly looks out for. Initiative, Out-of-Box thinking and commitment are the stepping stone to success. Initiative should be life long.
This could save a life-Stroke
Hey people, here is a mail that i got from my friend aeons back and saw it just yesterday, this is a very important message and it could save a life . Sp please forward this message to your friends, relatives and everyone you know.
You could save a life !
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R .
My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance)
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.)
She had suffered a stroke at the party. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.
Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this...
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Remember the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster.
The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions :
S * Ask the individual to SMILE .
T * = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg "It is sunny out today").
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
NOTE : Another 'sign' of a stroke is
1. Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue.
2. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
A prominent cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
?.and it could be your own?..
7 Reasons on why you should not mess with children
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".
The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?" The little girl replied, "Then you ask him".
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A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like"
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."
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A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds.
After explaining the commandment to "honour" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, "Thou shall not kill."
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One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?" Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, "Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"
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The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, she's dead."
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A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face."
"Yes," the class said. "Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A little fellow shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty."
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The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:
"Take only ONE . God is watching."
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples."
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Children are much smatter than we think. so give a thought to it.
