"A train roars through the night, its passengers staring vacantly out the window or into their smart phones. A young man approaches the front of the carriage and announces: “Ladies and gentlemen, is it just me or is this train sometimes like this emotionless tunnel where people stop communicating with one another?” The passengers glance around nervously, embarrassed, eyes downcast. “I actually believe life can be much more interesting than this and the only person preventing us from making it a little more interesting is ourselves,” he continues. Bemused expressions, shock. “So what I’m going to do is, I’m going to start dancing and if any of you would like to join you’re more than welcome. This is funky Friday, let’s get funky.”
The sounds of a dance tune blast through the carriage and the man erupts into dance. Half smiles, awkward glances. But then one lady gets up and joins him. A man joins them. Others stand up, hesitantly at first but then exploding into uninhibited dance. Soon virtually everyone is up dancing. Smiles shine out as strangers dance through the train. Barriers drop, fears evaporate and joy emanates.
Video footage of this rare moment of public connection went viral across the internet, attracting more than 23 million views. The man responsible for this act is Peter Sharp of Liberators International. Pete is driven by a desire to remind humanity of their common connection, to create public platforms for spontaneous outpourings of joy. He believes “life starts at the edge of our comfort zone”.
This article has much more of Peter's amazing voyage into joyful inspiration. It is wonderful.
Peter Sharp – Reminding humanity of our common connection — author unknown
http://inspired.org.au/2015/03/peter-sh ... onnection/
Welles
I was so pleased to see you posted it, Welles. I've watched it three times now and each time I am left with the question... not easy to answer... "Would I have been one of the dancers or one of the smiling, polite but reserved watchers?" It is a tricky question and I'm not sure, as I've never had quite that same opportunity before. My history suggests watcher...having had more then my fair share of ridicule as a child... but then something inside whispers, "Wouldn't you like to leave that all behind and be free to discover all aspects of your true self?" If I could do that even once...do you realize how freeing that would be?