if we can miss out on this...

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007

A man with a violin (pictured) 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.

4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the
hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his
watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes:

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.

45 minutes:

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.

1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one
applauded, nor was there any recognition.

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.

This is a true 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 people's priorities.

The conclusion made by the sender of the email was: if we can miss out
on this, how many other things are we missing because they're not framed
in time and place as 'important' or 'great' ?