Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Mystery and Wonder - Will C.

I read the whole story, and I'd like to explain it to people who didn't: This guy is the best violin player in the world, playing the best violin music in the world, on the best violin in the world. He just did a concert that was $100 for the crappy seats. 1070 people walked by, and when called later didn't even remember him. One of the like 3 people who stopped recognized him, so that doesn't count. That leaves 2 others, who both took violin lessons when they were younger, and so they realized how good he was. Nobody else. My explanation is that maybe they don't realize it's so good because they've never heard bad classical music. The only way to listen to it is from proffesionals live or on CDs. Maybe they just assume it's the norm. Maybe not.
I'm not sure. What I do know is that you have to be looking for it to see it. I think the prime example is photography. You could just walk by something and not give it a second glance, but if you have a camera in your hands, then you see those little hidden beauties and capture them on film. You just gotta be looking. Like Clarrise from Farenheit 451.

3 comments:

  1. I agree completely, Will. I am in photography as well, and it has opened my mind to things I haven't thought of before. For example, I walk by the same tree everyday going from second period to third, and it had no meaning to me. As soon as I was looking for a perfect thing to take a photo of, its beauty stood out to me. The lighting and shade was perfect, and its leaves were the perfect shade of green. It was really a beautiful site that I would have never saw had I not opened my eyes to it.

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  2. I really like your explanation of the whole classical music thing. It makes sense. But isn't it sad that our society thinks that it's so "cultured" and we can't even reckognize the best. I bet if it was Justin Bieber, or Lady Gaga, or some other pop sensation or something, there would be a concert going in the train station. And I like your point about photogaphy.

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  3. Excellent points as well. But can I ask why the tags on this post are "EG," "Scooters," "Fall," and "Vacation?"

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