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Apr '07
From the Washington Post here.
HE EMERGED FROM THE METRO AT THE L’ENFANT PLAZA STATION AND POSITIONED HIMSELF AGAINST A WALL BESIDE A TRASH BASKET. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt and a Washington Nationals baseball cap. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his feet, he shrewdly threw in a few dollars and pocket change as seed money, swiveled it to face pedestrian traffic, and began to play.
Notice how aware people are of changes in their surroundings. Notice how they fail to find beauty in things as they rush off to work. A large part of advancing spiritually is awareness. How aware are you? Would you notice? Would you stop to listen?
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