Comments - FOCUS if you want to be HAPPY! Oh look, Squirrel! - Theosophy.Net2024-03-28T22:35:08Zhttps://theosophy.net/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=3055387%3ABlogPost%3A128462&xn_auth=noWashington, DC Metro Statio…tag:theosophy.net,2013-08-10:3055387:Comment:1285592013-08-10T12:42:40.106ZPuzzleSolverhttps://theosophy.net/profile/PuzzleSolver
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<p><span>Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace…</span></p>
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<p><span>Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.</span><br/><br/></p>
<h3>4 minutes later:</h3>
<p><span>The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.</span></p>
<h3>6 minutes:</h3>
<p><span>A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.</span></p>
<h3>10 minutes:</h3>
<p><span>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 all the time. This action was repeated by several other children.. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly..</span></p>
<h3>45 minutes:</h3>
<p><span>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.</span></p>
<h3>1 hour:</h3>
<p><span>He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.</span><br/><br/>At the <em>end</em> there was only <strong>1</strong> person that was aware</p>
<p><span>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.</span></p>
<p><span>If you want to read the full story it's at <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html" target="_blank">Washington Post</a></span></p> No prob Seth, glad it hit hom…tag:theosophy.net,2013-08-09:3055387:Comment:1285482013-08-09T07:36:55.908ZPuzzleSolverhttps://theosophy.net/profile/PuzzleSolver
<p>No prob Seth, glad it hit home :) </p>
<p>Yes Joe I agree it's definitely good to practice focusing on certain things until it's possible to attain full concentration.. things pop out of the wood-works when you(generally speaking) are able to view things with the eye of an eagle. It's honing in on how to do it and how how how :)</p>
<p>Paige, I think Ford has a lot in that statement "Idleness warps the mind"... I'm sure you've heard of the old quote "an idle hand does the Devil's work" I…</p>
<p>No prob Seth, glad it hit home :) </p>
<p>Yes Joe I agree it's definitely good to practice focusing on certain things until it's possible to attain full concentration.. things pop out of the wood-works when you(generally speaking) are able to view things with the eye of an eagle. It's honing in on how to do it and how how how :)</p>
<p>Paige, I think Ford has a lot in that statement "Idleness warps the mind"... I'm sure you've heard of the old quote "an idle hand does the Devil's work" I don't know who said that quote but I remember it since I was a kid... It's along those lines... he meant in my opinion, that if you are Idle, meaning not in motion, motivated, shooting for something, having a goal, feeding your mind, then you are stagnant... just sittin' there like a piece of bread waiting for mold. Think about it... I've noticed when I'm extremely busy, either doing what I like or I don't lol, I'm not thinking of daily stresses, I'm in "the zone" doing what I do... sometimes even time isn't a factor... I could be at it all day and suddenly stop to check the time and it's been 8 hours.. that's part of focus, beaming in on your task and staying diligent to what your trying to accomplish. That time that passed so quickly also could have been wasted idleness... in that idleness I'm sure every one has sat doing nothing, easiest thing to do is pick up the TV remote or jump on Facebook etc,(I'm sure you can think of other things that fall in those categories) and have that same few hours pass by off in another mind state. That's time... TIME! So precious a thing not to focus on how people can use it wisely to make themselves happy! My guess right now is to Focus on learning things that accomplish and put things in action... Studying Theosophy, meditation, schooling, work, ahh there's just so much to do :D</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/1896/quadbig.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/1896/quadbig.jpg?width=400" width="400" class="align-left"/></a>I'll bring up Ford again... Imagine if Ford was idle? Like if he thought of ideas about bringing a moving horseless cart to life and then just kept thinking about it and never actually tried. He didn't stop there, he put action behind his dreams, not just to make himself Happy but to make all the people happy that would ever get a motorized buggy! He had focus on getting things started, and especially noted that he would try no matter what to come up with better ideas.. What people thought he was doing was day dreaming all the time... ah but no no no.. this was not day dreaming this was his passion for Focusing his Will on what he wanted to create!</p>
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<p>Talk about synchronicity, this exactly what I needed to hear right now. Thanks for this.</p>
<p>Talk about synchronicity, this exactly what I needed to hear right now. Thanks for this.</p> Nice post. I just was wonderi…tag:theosophy.net,2013-08-08:3055387:Comment:1283872013-08-08T16:25:28.349ZPaigehttps://theosophy.net/profile/AyoCarter
<p>Nice post. I just was wondering what Ford was meaning about "Idleness warps the mind'" That is a cool quote, I just want to find out more on what he had meant here. Yes, focusing and 'being here now' like Ram Dass's book is also very true. If a person is here always now and not wandering off worrying about all other things, the creatively and more effectively the mind is then able to collect itself for what is inside of the present moment. That is at least my take on it, though. </p>
<p>Nice post. I just was wondering what Ford was meaning about "Idleness warps the mind'" That is a cool quote, I just want to find out more on what he had meant here. Yes, focusing and 'being here now' like Ram Dass's book is also very true. If a person is here always now and not wandering off worrying about all other things, the creatively and more effectively the mind is then able to collect itself for what is inside of the present moment. That is at least my take on it, though. </p>