Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Pearls Before Breakfast

     Pearls Before Breakfast has been one of the most interesting pieces we have read I think. This essay really shows my belief that entertainment IS a personal choice. Entertainment, in my mind, does not need to be enjoyable but it must get the person's attention away from whatever task is at hand. This essay tells the overview of Joshua Bell, a very famous violinist, in the middle of a New York subway station during rush hour one morning. He had just preformed a sell out show a few nights prior to this as he stood in the subway playing his violin for the people passing by. There were hundreds of people from workers trying to get to work on time, to little kids. Many people were in a bug rush to get to work on time and did not give Bell the time of day. They were too busy to take a few minutes to stop and listen to his music even though he was very famous and well-known for his music. It was great music, that wasn't the problem. The problem was people choosing whether or not they wanted to listen to Bell play his music that morning. Many of them did not have time, although a handful of people did end up stopping to listen by the end of the morning. This just shows that no matter how good or well-known someone is, if the person walking by does not have time or does not want to stop and listen to the music then they will not do so. This is proving my point that entertainment is a personal choice more than anything else.

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