A man sat at
a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold
January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that
time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went
through the station, most of them on their way to work.Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was
musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then
hurried up to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his
first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping
continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to
listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.
Clearly he was late for work.The one who paid
the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried
but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and
the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was
repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced
them to move on.In the 45 minutes the
musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him
money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he
finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor
was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua
Bell, one of the top 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 his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in
Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real
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
priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an
inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we
recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If
we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the
world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
Fasting - Today
Fast from fear; Feast on Faith
Fast from despair; Feed on hope.
Fast from depressing news; Feed on prayer.
Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger and worry; Feed on patience.
Fast from negative thinking; Feast on positive thinking.
Fast from bitterness; Feed on love and forgiveness.
Fast from words that wound; Feast on words that heal.
Fast from gravity; Feast on joy and humor.
Fast from despair; Feed on hope.
Fast from depressing news; Feed on prayer.
Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger and worry; Feed on patience.
Fast from negative thinking; Feast on positive thinking.
Fast from bitterness; Feed on love and forgiveness.
Fast from words that wound; Feast on words that heal.
Fast from gravity; Feast on joy and humor.
Lent 1 C
by Fr. Tommy Lane
Once when I was on retreat in a monastery in Ireland I
greeted one of the monks, “How are you, Father?” He replied, “There is still a
bit of the devil in me!” It sounds funny but it expresses a truth about all of
us, “there is still a bit of the devil in us” because we have not yet fully
overcome sin. Jesus spent forty days in the desert overcoming the devil, and
Lent is a time for us to get rid of whatever bit of the devil remains in us by
overcoming sin in our lives.
Confession and Stolen wood
A Catholic who worked in a lumber
yard told the priest in confession that he had stolen a lot of material through
the years. Along with many other building items, he had taken a large amount of
wood. Desirous of giving the penitent a suitable penance, thepriest asked:
"Did you ever do a retreat?"
His reply was quick: "Father, if you got the plans, I will get you the wood."
His reply was quick: "Father, if you got the plans, I will get you the wood."
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Patience
All about patience If you are right then there is no need to get angry And if you are wrong then you don’t have any right to get angry. 
Patience with family is love,
Patience with others is respect, Patience with self is confidence And Patience with GOD is faith. 
Never Think Hard about PAST,
It brings Tears… Don’t Think more about FUTURE, It brings Fears… Live this Moment with a Smile, It brings Cheers.!!!! 
Every test in our life makes us bitter or
better,
Every problem comes to make us or break us, Choice is ours whether we become victim or victorious !!! Search a beautiful heart not a beautiful face. Beautiful things are not always good But good things are always beautiful Do you know, why God created gaps between fingers? So that someone who is special to you, Comes and fills those gaps by holding your hands forever  | ||
He qualifies the called
Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran away from God ,Paul was a murderer, Gideon was insecure, Miriam was gossiper, Martha was a nerve wreck, Thomas was a doubter, Sarah was impatient, Elijah was depressed, Moses stuttered, Zaccheus was short, Abraham was old and Lazarus was dead. God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
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