Unable to see the bigger picture?
Okay - I stand corrected. When I last wrote the post on "The good ol' habit of listening" ... I just did not think through my reaction.
I would now like to take back my words: "This would have never happened in Mumbai, in any part of India". I was wrong ... so very wrong. This can happen in India, this can happen in any part of the world. I was witness to this happening in India this week. Only the context was a different one.
I will explain more clearly: In south India, as part of a wedding celebration - there is a custom to arrange for a music recital on the evening after the wedding. The bigger the artist, the higher your rank in society. In the modern day - this live performance is part of the 'reception'. As a result, the artist gets as much attention as did Joshua Bell got at the Washington DC station!!
The lessons here are of a higher order ... as aptly phrased by Guy Kawasaki in his blog. He says, "The lessons that I gleaned from this story are:
I would now like to take back my words: "This would have never happened in Mumbai, in any part of India". I was wrong ... so very wrong. This can happen in India, this can happen in any part of the world. I was witness to this happening in India this week. Only the context was a different one.
I will explain more clearly: In south India, as part of a wedding celebration - there is a custom to arrange for a music recital on the evening after the wedding. The bigger the artist, the higher your rank in society. In the modern day - this live performance is part of the 'reception'. As a result, the artist gets as much attention as did Joshua Bell got at the Washington DC station!!
The lessons here are of a higher order ... as aptly phrased by Guy Kawasaki in his blog. He says, "The lessons that I gleaned from this story are:
- Don’t let the absence of trappings and popularity make you believe something is bad.
- Don’t let the presence of trappings and popularity make you believe something is good.
- Don’t pass by life much less let life pass you by."
I COMPLETELY AGREE.
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