Beast Invasion - True story to what we see and appreciate.
True story to what we see and appreciate. A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that 1,100 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, and 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 most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where 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?
Had the people known who that person was and that he was playing with a 3.5 million dollar instrument, the value would of changed and they would not of missed out on life just to hurry to the buck. The educated consumer is always best because they enjoy the experience more than, "for lack of a better word"... an ignorant one.
Folks, my question to you is: Will you continue hurrying to the buck?
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~ William Clinkscales
Skype: w.clinkscales
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Comments (25)
Mike G.12
Marketer
Yes Joe, have fun but save some for tomorrow!
William Clinkscales15
DB Developer/Tech, Affiliate IM
@ WPOA aka Joe. That was our intention. Have a terrific day. Cheers.
Joe Henning11
Your Profit Connection
Now, I'm just having a good laugh... thanks my buds for helping me have a good start to the day.... luvya both!
Mike G.12
Marketer
William, very few people would have placed words so eloquently, thanks. Joe to see you blush would be a picture to see.
William Clinkscales15
DB Developer/Tech, Affiliate IM
Mike, I agree with Joe being 'wealthiest person on Apsense!' when one has attained the riches of a peaceful mind, the abundance of wealth is always present.
Hello Joe, wishing you journeys of wisdom. I'm officially tagging you the WPOA Constructive.
Joe Henning11
Your Profit Connection
Mike G. - thank you, my brudder. You know how to make me blush...
Mike G.12
Marketer
Joe, same back at you....I wonder do people know you are the wealthiest person on Apsense!
Joe Henning11
Your Profit Connection
Mike G
You didn't do what??? Just how imperfect are you.....? .....and aren't we all.....!?
Wishing you peace and happiness.
Mike G.12
Marketer
Tunde, I know what you mean I have experiences like that too...
Now this is different from what you have just said but I would like to share...everytime I walk into a building, go on a website or in front of people I always wish everyone peace and happiness. This one time I walked into a store with my mind preoccupied on a deep problem I didn't do it.
As I was leaving a man came up to me and started talking to because he was trying to figure out who I was...in our 20 minute conversation he mis
William Clinkscales15
DB Developer/Tech, Affiliate IM
@Joe FYI - "William Likes Joe" Have a blessed day.
Tunde Oloruntoba7
SFI AFFILLIATE
Cool, we got on the same page there. We pass what is valuable without our notice. Just like today, i met someone a few weeks ago, we have been connecting but never met or saw one another. We met at the bank when i first saw him, got out of the bank called him and didnt know he was in the bank. When we were to meet today and i found him to be someone i met on my earlier life. I wondered why i never knew.
Thanks for writing back. And yes we all up for the buck.
Joe Henning11
Your Profit Connection
Thank you for your kind words, Tunde.
My dear friend, William.
1. The story was something I read because it offered me credits.
2. I mostly enjoy reading what you put out. Read: "Joe likes William".
3. I finished reading it as I was looking for confirmation of what I sensed was the moral of the story, as soon as I finished the first 11 words... the moral of the story, for me, was that we tend to not know when we might walk past something that could perhaps benefit us in some way or anoth
Tunde Oloruntoba7
SFI AFFILLIATE
wow.. Everyone posting on here, i will say i love you all, very inspirational, and of highly thought, i read this afternoon from Mr. Mike, But i couldnt write, later i got found that another intelligent man had written something and i rush down to read, i know i should only expect the best from you SIRS ( Mike, Joe, William)......
To Mr mike and Mr Joe contribution, the story wasnt about the instrument, if it was it rather wouldnt make any sense, because you can get an iphone for 500$ and i ge
William Clinkscales15
DB Developer/Tech, Affiliate IM
Well Joe, interesting thoughts. Let's look at it from a marketing point of view.
The Story got your attention.
The Story held your attention all the way to the end.
The Story had a call to action, which most would have clicked.
Marketing goal accomplished.
Due to the fact you knew it was EN either through the graphic or actually clinking the link(because I didn't actually tell you :) I'm actually curious how you would have responded if the transition from story to call to action was different,
Joe Henning11
Your Profit Connection
I always enjoy these long dissertations, many of which have emanated from the two main players in this thread, being Mike and William... who knows if Bruce, the true dissertation master (no sarcasm, just respect, my friend) might also leave us some of his thoughts at some stage? The idea of telling stories to illustrate a point is sooo powerful that when our Lord Jesus was on earth, besides doing miracles and dying for us, He told stories, stories which theologians now call parables.
I took a
William Clinkscales15
DB Developer/Tech, Affiliate IM
Thank you Mike, appreciate it. Cheers my friend.
Mike G.12
Marketer
William, everything I said that I believed earlier is a lie I had the same conclusion of the story itself as you did. I just wanted you to see how people can interpret things...so don't get caught up in the thoughts of others let it breathe...
In fact you want people to be strong willed one way or the other, neutral is bad for business. I have made more money with my stories than anything online because once a person start to read they always finish. Keep up the good work!
P.S. - I was more so
William Clinkscales15
DB Developer/Tech, Affiliate IM
Mike, I get it. I'm certainly not a master at story telling either, hence the reason I would like to become a more efficient one. However, not mentioning the monetary value of the instrument would have diluted the transition from story to product. The violin worth $3.5 million dollars and the fact that EN invested over $3 million developing the Blog Beast. Both tools simply have value. And was attempting to build awareness to the fact.
Thank you for your interpretation. ~ William
Mike G.12
Marketer
William, I have been selling through telling stories for about 5 years now and far from mastering it...one thing I have learned is that I can't force a reader to see what I see.
Joe Henning, is an example of what I'm saying...he read one of my articles that I wrote in anger which I had only one intention at the time...a month or so later Joe read it and left a comment (he was the only one who read it) which forced me to reread it.
I apologized to Joe for writing such a bad article. He correcte
Tunde Oloruntoba7
SFI AFFILLIATE
Oh, i read the story, saw the post earlier @mike, didnt know what he meant, the actual money given was 27$.