A true story which makes you think...................

Exceptionally good one and it  touched my heart. We are not worried about whats happening and not thinking about what we have lost while in the journey and when we think about it we might have lost the beauty of it. 

good one. nice story

I dont think this story just shows our attitude towards appreciation of art. It also shows the hypocracy attached to the appreciation of artistic works. Since nobody new the artist nobody cared. If he would have played same tunes with his usual fan & fare in a big stadium with charging 100 dollars the same audience would have appreciated him to PRETEND that they are real music lovers.

Common example with Uncommon facts of life. thanks for sharing here.

Jabir an excellent post. Yes we really dont understand the talent since we dont devote any time. If some time is devoted one is in a position to judge the real talent.

Good one. To add to the WP conclusions:
(i) The world makes a beeline for a celebrity, but sidelines that very celebrity if he leaves his designated orbit and mingles with the crowd, incognito, unushered, unannounced and unexpectedly.
(ii) The world is dominated by the crowd mentality -- there is nothing extraordinary in its midst and everything is routine.

We miss out on many things which are around us as they may look ordinary and regular,but they may turn out to be extraordinary.One of this example is Narrow Gauge Train at Gwalior,which is running for last hundred years and connects more than 250 villages.It is world's narrowest track measuring only 610mm and longest with 198.5 KM length.
The train is so much packed daily with passengers that there is not even an inch of  space left at roof of the train.Thanks to the railway Deptt that they are running this train even with scarcity of resources such as Engine,coaches,spare parts,track's durability to sustain load,topographic disadvantages etc apart from few financial sources.It is because of the diligent operations and maintainance practices followed at Narrow gauge Deptt that this train is able to connect those 250 villages to rest of world.There is no other connectivity than this train in most of villages.The train is not only a mode of travel,but also shares emotional bond with the people.
There is very famous documentary on this train made by students of ABV-IIITM Gwalior,some part of that can be seen visiting this link.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=narrow+gauge+railway+gwalior&aq=f

Thanks for the insight Jabir..

A touching example.. nice story jabir 

Thank you very much for posting a story. It teaches many morals. Do you know the most intelligent person in the world. It not all the people you think in 20th century. Please read about Christopher Langan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Langan. He is born in a family that all his brothers have different fathers due to poverty and he is working as a bouncer in a club. But his theories are great to learn. We miss Langans due to poverty and have Madoffs, Rajus and Rajas to be proud of. 

In the hustle bustle of mechanical life, its very difficult to appreciate music is the fact established by Washington Post! Thanks for sharing this nice true story, Jabir.

A true thought.

Cetainly, we are too busy to find the time for appreciation.
Thanks Muhammed for referral.