Maybe a forum of creatives is the wrong place to ask this question. Generally, creatives and sensitives tend to be more aware of what's going on around them and may even try to stop and smell the roses against their better judgment. So here's the thing. You may have heard it. A true story about the violinist in Metro.
(I'll shorten it a bit)
A man stood in the lobby area of the metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin. It was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time (rush hour) it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After three minutes a middle aged man slowed his pace to listen then hurried off. A minute later, the violinist received a dollar tip from a woman who threw the money in the till and continued walking.
A few minutes later someone leaned against the wall to listen, then the man looked at his watch and began to walk again. The one who paid the most attention was a three year old boy whose mother pulled him along but the boy stopped to look at the violinist. The mother pushed him along but he continued turning his head back all the time. The action was repeated by several children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played only 6 people actually stopped and stayed for a while. Twenty seven people gave him money but continued to walk. He collected $32. When he was finished, no one applauded, no one noticed.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the finest classical musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written on a violin worth $3.5 million. Two days before this performance in the subway, he had sold out at Symphony Hall in Boston where the seat price averaged $100.
Organized by the Washington Post as part of social experiment about perception, taste and priorities in people, the outline was: In a banal setting, at an inconvenient time, would beauty transcend?
Apparently, there are many out there who think not.
Wow. And the jagged frost slowly melted under the warmth of its own love. We could all take a lesson.
ego probably but all jesting aside. Yes, I will leave well ahead of time for a scheduled app't just so I can enjoy and observe my surroundings during my travel time. It's something I also teach my sons to practice since life isn't a forever thing. 
