This is a beautiful, beautiful story. It kinda changed my life.
Pearls Before Breakfast
The main point of the piece is summarized here:
"Each passerby had a quick choice to make, one familiar to commuters in any urban area where the occasional street performer is part of the cityscape: Do you stop and listen? Do you hurry past with a blend of guilt and irritation, aware of your cupidity but annoyed by the unbidden demand on your time and your wallet? Do you throw in a buck, just to be polite? Does your decision change if he's really bad? What if he's really good? Do you have time for beauty? Shouldn't you? What's the moral mathematics of the moment?"
And throw this piece in for good measure.
Summer Evening by the Window with Psalms by Yehuda Amichai
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