As I was humming away to a song I was listening with my headphones on yesterday, I realized something incredible – I was being treated to a private concert. For my ears only.
If this was 500 years ago, I would have had to be royalty to engage one of the top musicians of the day for a private concert. I would have to be amongst the top 1% of monarchs to engage this musician to be at my beck and call. And there would be absolutely no way to round up all the top musicians in the world in one place; Half of them would probably die in their attempts to make it across the oceans.
Today, all I need is a tiny gadget with a couple of headphones. A couple of finger touches later, I have every musician in the world at my beck and call for a one time fee of $0.99 (for a lifetime) – less than a cost of a coffee.
What a privilege..
A Learning a Day 