The reading piece that I chose to do my blog on was "Pearls before Breakfast." The reason I chose to blog about this reading piece is because as sad as it sounds if I happened to be in that subway station on this day I would have been one of those people that just kept walking and ignored Joshua Bell. I tend to block out things when I'm walking especially if it's something that doesn't interest me. I wouldn't recognize Joshua Bell if he walked past me in the streets, so that is part of the reason that I would have just kept walking. If it was a famous artist that I listen to their music and am a fan of (Taylor Swift) without a doubt I would have stopped, taken pictures, and stood and listened for a while.
I think this experiment was a good idea and proved a good point. It goes to show you that when people are "in the moment" they don't pay any attention to their surroundings. The subway station was the perfect place to try this experiment, especially at rush hour. It's a busy place, with people that are moving fast, rushing to catch the next train, and not caring about what is going on around them. I enjoyed learning about this reading piece because I pictured myself being one of the people that proved the peoples point and just carried on with my day.
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