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| Posted on April 17, 2009 at 4:43 PM |
I know that everyone is talking about Susan Boyle, and I'm afraid I'm no different.
And it's because she is so very inspiring. She challenges us to look at ourselves, and see ourselves in a whole new way. I don't know about you, but I find myself lacking.
I was going to post a link to the YouTube site for you to watch the clip of her singing again, but I figure that by now you'll already have seen her, and probably more than once.
Everyone - the 3 judges included - was mocking her. There was no support - even Ant and Dec seemed to be waiting to laugh at her. But when she opened her mouth and began to sing - when the audience shot to their feet, applauding and shouting, marvelling at the beauty of her voice - I realised then that I had done exactly the same: I had judged her by how she looked. And I don't like that about me.
I pride myself on being better than that, on being the kind of person who accepts people as they are rather than how they may look. Turns out, if we're honest, each and every one of us is as shallow as the other. I was humbled by her talent, and grateful to have been shown a valuable lesson.
I truly hope that this lady has a wonderful time ahead of her. I don't want her to change; I loved her exactly as she was, so excited and so delighted with all of the attention. Perhaps it will mean more to her because she is not a child, because she has nursed her mother and never been kissed. I don't know. But whatever happens in her life, I hope she enjoys every single moment of it.
And if I ever get the chance to meet her, I would like to say thank you to her.
She is, and will continue to be, an inspiration. Good luck to her!
And it's because she is so very inspiring. She challenges us to look at ourselves, and see ourselves in a whole new way. I don't know about you, but I find myself lacking.
I was going to post a link to the YouTube site for you to watch the clip of her singing again, but I figure that by now you'll already have seen her, and probably more than once.
Everyone - the 3 judges included - was mocking her. There was no support - even Ant and Dec seemed to be waiting to laugh at her. But when she opened her mouth and began to sing - when the audience shot to their feet, applauding and shouting, marvelling at the beauty of her voice - I realised then that I had done exactly the same: I had judged her by how she looked. And I don't like that about me.
I pride myself on being better than that, on being the kind of person who accepts people as they are rather than how they may look. Turns out, if we're honest, each and every one of us is as shallow as the other. I was humbled by her talent, and grateful to have been shown a valuable lesson.
I truly hope that this lady has a wonderful time ahead of her. I don't want her to change; I loved her exactly as she was, so excited and so delighted with all of the attention. Perhaps it will mean more to her because she is not a child, because she has nursed her mother and never been kissed. I don't know. But whatever happens in her life, I hope she enjoys every single moment of it.
And if I ever get the chance to meet her, I would like to say thank you to her.
She is, and will continue to be, an inspiration. Good luck to her!
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