I love holding the moment to my chest and squeezing. Loving it. Do I do this all the time? No … but often. There is so much to be cherished in this life.

The Buddha talked about empathetic joy – being happy about other people being happy, about them expressing themselves, about them succeeding. Today five teens, boys and girls, passed me on their bicycles. They were chatting, smiling and gesturing as they easily navigated a twisting bike path. I smiled too. Their sweet energy came over and visited me.

Months ago, I found this story on Facebook, written by The Love Rabbi-Yisroel Bernath. Please ask yourself where your life is in all of this.

In Washington DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At six minutes a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

At ten minutes a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent – without exception – forced their children to move on quickly.

At forty-five minutes: The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

After one hour: He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.