The note is international and says, more or
less thus: That one could be plus one morning
as another one any. Here it is that the citizen
goes down in the station of the subway of
New York, dressing jeans, t-shirt e cap. It is
leaned next against the entrance. It takes off
the violin of the box and starts to touch with
enthusiasm for the multitude that passes that
way, well in hour of rush matinal. Exactly
thus, during the 45 minutes where it touched,
practically was ignored by passers-by.
Nobody wise person, but the musician was
Joshua Bell, one of the violinistas greaters of
the world, executing consecrated musical
parts, in an instrument raríssimo, a
Stradivarius of 1713, esteem in more than 3
million dollar. Some days before, Bell had
touched in Symphony Hall of Boston, where
the best ones places had cost the trinket of a
thousand dollar. The experience in the
subway, recorded in video, shows to men
and women of walking fast, cup of coffee in
the hand, cellular in the ear, indentification
badge balancing in the neck, indifferent to the
sound of the violin. The initiative, carried
through for the periodical Washington Post,
was to launch a debate on value, context
and art. The conclusion is of that we are
accustomed to give value to the things, when
they are in one context. Bell, in the subway,
was a work of art without frame. A device of
luxury without label of grife. This is plus an
example of those as much situations that
happen in our lives, that they are only,
singular and the one that we do not give
importance, because they do not come with
the price label. After all, what it has real
value for we, independently of marks, prices
e grifes? It is what the market says that can
have, to feel, to dress or to be? It will be that
our feelings and ours beauty appreciation is
manipulated by the market, the media and
the institutions that withhold the financial
power? It will be that we are only valuing
what is with price label? A company of credit
cards comes investing, she has some time, in
propaganda where, after showing some item,
with its respective prices, present a joy,
affection scene and inform: It does not have
price. E is this that we need to learn to value.
What it does not have price, because not if
purchase. Not if purchase the friendship, the
love, the affection. Not if purchase affection,
devotion, abraços and kisses. Not if purchase
sun ray, nor drops of rain. The song of the
wind that passes hissing for the hollow trunk
of a tree is gratis. The child who runs,
spontaneous, to our meeting and if hangs in
our neck, she does not have price. The
necklace that it makes, skirting us neck with
the arms is not for sale in no jewelry shop. E
the heat that it transmits it lasts how much to
last our souvenir. * * * Air that we breathe,
the breeze that embarrasses our hair, the
green of the trees and colored of the flowers
it is in the data for God, gratuitously. Let us
think about this and let us use to advantage
plus everything that it is to our reach,
without price, registered patent, label of grife.
Let us usufruct of the ternura moments that
loves offer in them, intensely, understanding
that always the manifestation of affection is
only, extraordinary, special. Let us be more
intent what in the fence, let us be grateful by
what in them e is offered let us be happy,
since today, while the day smiles in them and
the sun pours light in our heart gotten
passionate for the life.