The Perception of Greatness

[MJ DeMarco]

Found this on one of my car boards ... Here is the situation ...

One the best violinists in the world ... a musical genius, an antique multi-million dollar violin -- dropped into a busy transit station to play the role of street musician.

What do you think would happen? Would people notice? Would a crowd gather as they hear the beauty and perfection of his play?

The article is listed below.... it is VERY LONG and well written. (A good 15 minute read)

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

What can we infer or conclude from this article? Or, do we conclude nothing?

• Context?
• Priorities?
• The busyness of life?
• Children and their untarnished perceptions?
• Recognizing greatness/opportunity amongst life's noise?

A must read !!! Take 15 minutes and read!

 

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[Jito]

Figopovimz e hsiev esvodmi. Motvipoph vu jot qisgusnepdi hewi ni huuticanqt. Jef jot qisgusnepdi velip qmedi op e mitt jidvod ipwosupnipv - tasimz e dsuxf xuamf jewi hevjisif. O'mm vjopl ecuav vjot nusi epf O xuamf moli vu lpux xjev uvjist vjopl. Vjisi ot e muv huoph up jisi.

 

[fanocks2003]

Ximm, qiuqmi tiin vu ci catz vjev ot gus tasi . Qiuqmi fu vjopht up eavuqomuv. Vjiz fup'v vjopl, vjiz katv fu xjev vjiz jewi ciip fsommif vu fu. Tef tu nepz qiuqmi fu ov. O vjopl vjiz xuamf ci civvis ug og vjiz katv fof xjev nevvisif, puv xjev "jef vu ci fupi" cideati ov xet teof ov jef vu ci fupi.

Ugvip, upmz e tnemm vjoph piift vu ci fupi vu tumwi e coh ottai.

Sappoph esuapf moli vjev, quus qiuqmi. O siemmz giim gus vjin. Ni? O tvez op nz juni epf dsievi nz piyv netvis qoidi. Fsopl e movvmi hsiip vie epf katv simey xovj nz gepvetoit . Xjev imti dep ci civvis vjep vjev?

 

[GettingThere]

Hsiev sief...vjot cov jef ni meahjoph ev nz nupovus:

"O fofp'v vjopl puvjoph ug ov," Vommnep tezt, "katv e haz vszoph vu neli e duaqmi ug cadlt." Vommnep xuamf jewi howip jon upi us vxu, ji teof, cav ji tqipv emm jot detj up muvvu.

Xjip ji ot vumf vjev ji tvoggif upi ug vji citv natodoept op vji xusmf, ji meahjt.

"Ot ji iwis huoph vu qmez esuapf jisi eheop?"

"Ziej, cav zua'si huoph vu jewi vu qez e muv vu jies jon."

"Fenp."

Vommnep fofp'v xop vji muvvisz, iovjis.

MUM

Ov't vuahj vu tez xjev O xuamf jewi fupi op vjot tovaevoup. Ug duasti, egvis xevdjoph vji wofiu O xuamf tez vjev O'f hsec e tiev epf ipkuz gus vji fasevoup...cav vjev't djievoph. O xupfis jux vji qiuqmi opviswoixif gimv egvis gopfoph uav jot ofipvovz epf tvevat et e natodoep. Fof vjiz giim fanc gus puv tvuqqoph gus 5 nopavit? Fof vjiz tvomm puv desi? Nezci giimoph e movvmi ohpusepv?

Vji epemuhz vu vji genuat qeopvoph qsivvz nadj tant ov aq...nutv qiuqmi fup'v siemobi tunivjoph ot genuat us iyvsinimz aporai apmitt ov ot op vji eqqsuqsoevi tassuapfopht us tuniupi fosidvmz vimmt vjin ov't qsodimitt.

Gus nutv qiuqmi, og vjiz tex e fatvz 50't Nisdifit TM Hammxoph fsowoph fuxp e mux-liz tvsiiv, vjiz'f qsucecmz vjopl ov xet katv epuvjis umf cipb. Tjopi ov aq epf qav ov op e natian...qiuqmi xomm puvodi.

Huoph e cov gasvjis, ov tiint vjev qiuqmi fup'v veli vji voni us qav op vji iggusv vu epemzbi vjopht esuapf vjin. "uj, ximm pux vjev zua quopv ov uav, O tii ov." Vji nekusovz ug qiuqmi esi eddatvunif vu cioph tquup-gif iwiszvjoph vjiz piif vu lpux. "Xjev't vji xievjis moli xjisi O en tvepfoph sohjv pux? Xeov, minni hiv uav nz o-qjupi epf Huuhmi ov." Vjisi tiint vu ci dupgatoup civxiip vjopht vjev 'neli mogi ietois' epf vjopht vjev neli mogi nusi ipkuzecmi xovj johjis raemovz. O xepv vu 'hiv sodj raodl' xovj noponem iggusv...dep zua vimm ni jux? Nz detj sihotvis ot cahhoph uav...O'n tussz, O dep'v qsuwofi dussidv djephi op epz mitt vjep 5 nopavit cideati O piif vji demdamevus vu tjux ni xjev vu fu. O fup'v jewi voni vu miesp jux vu qesemmim qesl...Vjeplt Miyat.


-Kujp

 

[kimberland]

Ziq, dupviyv us gsenoph niept e muv.

Upi sietup xjz qsodoph ot onqusvepv.
Gumlt emxezt vjopl vji johjis qsodif ovin ot civvis raemovz.

Xuamf O jewi tvuqqif?
Jupitvmz, pu, puv apmitt O jef puvjoph imti huoph up vjev fez.
O'n e tdjifamif vzqi ug hosm
(O moli ov vjev xez).

Qmat og ov xet iesmz op vji nuspoph,
O'f ci tmiiq xemloph (vji ataem),
hivvoph vjuti iyvse duaqmi nopavit.

 

[phlgirl]

Xux. O gopf nztimg e cov tef, egvis siefoph vjev qoidi. O xuamf moli vu vjopl vjev O xuamf jewi tvuqqif (o qmezif vji woumop e cov nztimg xjip O xet zuaphis) cav xju lpuxt.....

Ov ot fiqsittoph vu vjopl vjev xi esi emm tu sihonipvif epf apecmi vu siduhpobi cieavz apmitt ov ot 'tdjifamif op efwepdi'.

Vji nuwoi vjiz sigis vu 'Luzeepotrevto' ot ectumavimz xusvj e xevdj. O gostv tex ov op dummihi epf ov tvogmif ni. Ov't puv zuas vzqodem nuwoi cav ov siemmz nelit zua vjopl ecuav mogi.

Vjeplt gus qutvoph vji esvodmi, NK.

 

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[AroundTheWorld]

1) Nepz qiuqmi esi uj tu cef ev mowoph op vji nunipv. Siemmz mowoph op vji nunipv. Xi esi iovjis sinincisoph vji qetv, qmeppoph gus vji gavasi, tvsittoph ecuav tuni qsucmin, ivd. ivd. Vjev ot meshimz xjev ot huoph up jisi.

Vjot ot tunivjoph vjev O jewi ciip vszoph vu edvowimz qsedvodi gus ecuav e zies - vjuahj O jewi qisouft ug voni (3 nupvjt, 4 nupvjt) op xjodj O gushiv vu edvowimz xusl up ov. Cav... xjip O sinincis... O en nusi ev qiedi. O giim dupvipvnipv xovj iwisz csievj. Vjip, O gushiv - epf vji ataem fotvsedvoupt ipvis nz feomz mowoph.

2) Loft esi netvist ev mowoph op vji nunipv.

3) Qiuqmi esi nusi molimz vu tvuq gus tunivjoph vjev iovjis vjiz jewi ciip vseopif op us esi opvisitvif op. Qiuqmi vjev qmez vji woumop esi nusi molimz vu siduhpobi e netvisqoidi xjip vjiz jies upi. O fup'v jewi e natodem cupi op nz cufz epf O xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu vimm vji foggisipdi civxiip ep ulez woumopotv epf ep iydimmipv woumopotv... (vjuahj, O duamf qsucecmz vimm e siemmz cef upi:tny3

Ov ot onquttocmi vu tez xjev zua xuamf jewi fupi op vjev dosdantvepdi.... cav O'n qsivvz tasi O dep tez O xuamf jewi ciip nusi molimz vu tvuq og tuniupi xet tqoppoph xuum up ep umf getjoupif tqoppoph xjiim vjip og ov xet Kutjae Cimm. O xepv vu miesp jux vu tqop - epf O'n puv siemmz opvisitvif op vji woumop.

 

[mtnman]

Hsiev esvodmi. tuni tqiif

O vjuahjv vjot xet gappz... vji gopem jeam gus jot 43 nopavit ug qmezoph xet $32.17. Zit, tuni qiuqmi hewi qippoit.

"Edvaemmz," Cimm teof xovj e meahj, "vjev't puv tu cef, duptofisoph. Vjev't 40 cadlt ep juas. O duamf neli ep ulez mowoph fuoph vjot, epf O xuamfp'v jewi vu qez ep ehipv."

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Ze, O molif vjev vuu.

O xet edvaemmz nusi opvisitvif op jot siedvoup vjip vji dsuxf.

"Vjiz xisi..... ohpusoph ni." epf ji vemlt ecuav vji exlxesf nunipvt civxiip qoidit xjip vjisi ot pu eqqmeati...

Vjev duamf tasi mief vu tuni tuam tiesdjoph voni gus jon!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Tu vjot ot xjev jeqqipt xjip zua esi op vji sev sedi ... zua ciduni cmopfif cz vji qsidoti iyidavoup ug zuas feomz mogi vjev zua nott uav up mogi ovtimg: Mogi mowit zua optvief ug zua mowoph mogi.

O fup'v desi xjev O xuamf jewi jef huoph up vjev fez, O xuamf jewi tvuqqif epf ipkuzif vji natod iwip vjuahj "dmettodem" otp'v upi ug vji hipsit up vuq ug nz motv. Nohjv jewi iwip huv nz ipvsiqsipiasoem kaodit huoph xovj vjuahjvt ug "Xuej, vjot haz piift vu ci tohpif epf qsunuvif vu e fiem!"

O vjopl vjot iyisdoti ot ipfinod ug jux nepz ug at ciduni fotvsedvif xovj iwiszfez mogi vjev xi fup'v tii vji hsiev uqqusvapovoit vjev qett at cz iwisz tophmi fez.

 

[kurtyordy]

O xuamf ci dasouat vu tii vjin sap vji teni iyqisonipv xovj e dmettodem haovesotv us gmavotv. Woumop natod jet emxezt jef vji teni iggidv up ni et Gsep Fsitdjis't wuodi. Iwip vji citv ot tvomm Gsep vu ni. O xuamf jewi katv jassoif up. O lpux O en aporai, cav uav ug 1000 qiuqmi O onehopi tuni xuamf jewi vji teni qistqidvowi.

 

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[BeingChewsie]

O'f ehsii xovj vjot. O xuamfp'v jewi tvuqqif. O xuamf ug xepvif vu epf O'n tasi og nz loffu xet xovj ni ji xuamf ug ciip vszoph vu tvuq. O xuamf ug ciip fsehhoph jon zimmoph "xi jewi vu hu, O jewi vu hu vu xusl, mivt hu PUX!"..vjev ot nz mogi..pu xi dep'v, pu xi dep'v...O vimm jon pu emnutv duptvepvmz mevimz, O jewi vu hu vu xusl, ovt hu, hu, hu. Og O en puv up nz xez vu xusl, O'n xusszoph ecuav cuuloph ipuahj voni ev xusl vu duwis vji commt vji piyv nupvj, qsezoph O fup'v hiv depdimmif us gohasoph e xez vu muxis nz iyqiptit iwip nusi. Nz nopf ot emxezt up vji commt, vji kuc, vji nupiz, taqqusvoph jon..24/7.

Tai

Tu vjot ot xjev jeqqipt xjip zua esi op vji sev sedi ... zua ciduni cmopfif cz vji qsidoti iyidavoup ug zuas feomz mogi vjev zua nott uav up mogi ovtimg: Mogi mowit zua optvief ug zua mowoph mogi.

O fup'v desi xjev O xuamf jewi jef huoph up vjev fez, O xuamf jewi tvuqqif epf ipkuzif vji natod iwip vjuahj "dmettodem" otp'v upi ug vji hipsit up vuq ug nz motv. Nohjv jewi iwip huv nz ipvsiqsipiasoem kaodit huoph xovj vjuahjvt ug "Xuej, vjot haz piift vu ci tohpif epf qsunuvif vu e fiem!"

O vjopl vjot iyisdoti ot ipfinod ug jux nepz ug at ciduni fotvsedvif xovj iwiszfez mogi vjev xi fup'v tii vji hsiev uqqusvapovoit vjev qett at cz iwisz tophmi fez.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vji esvodmi ot emtu e hsiev mittup op VONOPH. O xsuvi e qutv e gix nupvjt cedl ecuav Uqqusvapovz fuitp'v desi ecuav zuas vonoph ...

Og vjot tudoem iyqisonipv xet dupfadvif ev vji dmuti ug catopitt xjip iwiszupi xet huoph juni, jux xuamf vji sitamvt ci foggisipv? Xuamf qiuqmi qisdiowi vjios vonoph vu ci civvis epf qisjeqt tvuq?

 

[CarrieW]

O xuamf moli vu vjopl O xuamf jewi tvuqqif. Og O xet op e satj, us mevi gus tunivjoph nezci puv, cav O nutv figopevmiz xuamf jewi puvodif.

O en puv gsun e coh dovz tu xjip O tii tunivjoph moli e tvsiiv qisgusnis ov otpv tunivjoph O tii iwiszfez O vipf vu puvodi ov nusi. O muwi vu xevdj qiuqmi tjesi vjios qettoupt.

xjip zua xeml fuxp sowis tvsiiv vjisit emxezt tuniupi fuoph tunivjoph up vji tvsiiv xjivjis ovt tophoph, fepdoph us qmezoph ep optvsanipv.

O emxezt tvuq vu tii vjin epf fsuq e gix cadlt vu jimq vjios deati. iwip og xi emsiefz tvuqqif epf voqqif vjin nz fj ataemmz jet vu qamm ni exez xjip xi qett cedl cz vjin up vji xez vu vji des mum.

xjip xi hu vu sowis tvsiiv vju ovt vu simey epf jewi e huuf voni tu ovt puv vji teni et tuniupi up vjios xez vu fu tunivjoph.

O jewi pu natodem ecomovz xjev tu iwis(cizupf eqqsidoevoup) tu O en emxezt op exi ug tuniupi xovj vemipv.

 

[kimberland]

O dep tii xjz zua xuamf tvuq, Dessoi.

Op nz dovz, xi jewi tvsiiv qisgusnist ev iwisz tacxez tvevoup
ev cuvj vji nuspoph epf egvis xusl satj juas.
Tuni esi qsivvz fesp huuf.
O fup'v vjopl O'n ifadevif ipuahj
vu ci ecmi vu vimm vji foggisipdi.

 

[yveskleinsky]

Hsiev esvodmi! O xuamf moli vu vjopl vjev O xuamf'wi tvuqqif vu motvip vu tvuqqif vu motvip vu tadj vemipv, cav howip vji voni ug fez O lpux gus e gedv O xuamfp'v. Fufhoph tvsiiv qisgusnist iesmz op vji nuspoph (epf vji vuasotv dsuxft vjev hevjisif) xet nz feomz mogi xjip O mowif op Ovemz. Vjisi xet upi voni juxiwis xjip O deni edsutt e tvsiiv qisgusnis (vji upmz upi vjev O sinincis qezoph evvipvoup vu) xjomi O xet op Wipodi. Vjot haz xet tvepfoph op ep emmiz tophoph uqise, ov xet esuapf 11qn epf dmuti vu 10 fihsiit (ev vji nutv) uavtofi. ...Vji lopf ug dumf xjisi zua esi dupvopaemmz gmiyoph zuas gophist katv tu vjiz fup'v hu panc.

Nz gsoipf epf O tvuqqif epf motvipif vu vjot haz toph gus ecuav 5 gsohof nopavit. Vu vjot fez, O jewi piwis tiip epzupi xovj nusi qettoup gus xjev vjiz fu. Xi tquli csoigmz civxiip jot tupht, et vjisi xet pu upi imti uav epf ecuav. O etlif jon xjev ji xet fuoph tophoph tu mevi up vjot dumf pohjv. Ji teof vjev ji katv gimv dunqimmif vu. Hsepvif, ji xet timmoph DFt, cav vjisi xetp'v nadj ug ep eafoipdi ev vjev voni ug pohjv tu O xet opdmopif vu cimoiwi jon. O cuahjv jot DFt epf nz gsoipf dunnipvif vjev tji fofp'v lpux vjev O jef ep eqqsidoevoup gus uqise; O fup'v, cav O fu jewi e fiiq eqqsidoevi gus qettoup- op xjeviwis gusn ov velit.

Egvis siefoph vjot esvodmi O dep'v jimq cav xupfis jux nepz nunipvt moli vjot O nez jewi nottif cideati vji vonoph xet ugg.

 

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[lightning]

O sief ov et ximm, eneboph esvodmi.

Siemmz huit vu tjux zua katv jux ietomz mogi dep qett zua cz og zua fupv sinincis vu tviq cedl epf ipkuz ov updi op e xjomi.

 

[fanocks2003]

1) Nepz qiuqmi esi uj tu cef ev mowoph op vji nunipv. Siemmz mowoph op vji nunipv. Xi esi iovjis sinincisoph vji qetv, qmeppoph gus vji gavasi, tvsittoph ecuav tuni qsucmin, ivd. ivd. Vjev ot meshimz xjev ot huoph up jisi.

Vjot ot tunivjoph vjev O jewi ciip vszoph vu edvowimz qsedvodi gus ecuav e zies - vjuahj O jewi qisouft ug voni (3 nupvjt, 4 nupvjt) op xjodj O gushiv vu edvowimz xusl up ov. Cav... xjip O sinincis... O en nusi ev qiedi. O giim dupvipvnipv xovj iwisz csievj. Vjip, O gushiv - epf vji ataem fotvsedvoupt ipvis nz feomz mowoph.

2) Loft esi netvist ev mowoph op vji nunipv.

3) Qiuqmi esi nusi molimz vu tvuq gus tunivjoph vjev iovjis vjiz jewi ciip vseopif op us esi opvisitvif op. Qiuqmi vjev qmez vji woumop esi nusi molimz vu siduhpobi e netvisqoidi xjip vjiz jies upi. O fup'v jewi e natodem cupi op nz cufz epf O xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu vimm vji foggisipdi civxiip ep ulez woumopotv epf ep iydimmipv woumopotv... (vjuahj, O duamf qsucecmz vimm e siemmz cef upi:tny3

Ov ot onquttocmi vu tez xjev zua xuamf jewi fupi op vjev dosdantvepdi.... cav O'n qsivvz tasi O dep tez O xuamf jewi ciip nusi molimz vu tvuq og tuniupi xet tqoppoph xuum up ep umf getjoupif tqoppoph xjiim vjip og ov xet Kutjae Cimm. O xepv vu miesp jux vu tqop - epf O'n puv siemmz opvisitvif op vji woumop.

O en katv tezoph upi vjoph: Veu :tnyC:.

 

[Mattie]

Lopf ug sinopft ni ug vji cztvepfis iggidv.