So if you're one of the few people who hasn't seen Susan Boyle's amazing audition for Britain's Got Talent, here's the link to check it out...
My mom was actually the first person to mention Susan Boyle's name to me. My mom recorded the news broadcast that had shown clips from her singing, "I Dreamed a Dream," from the musical Les Miserables. I was truly floored; not only by her voice, but also by the completely true comment made by the female judge, "I honestly think we were all being very cynical. I believe that was the biggest wake-up call ever."
And I admit, I too was guilty of wondering if Susan had the chops to sing this particular song. But the moment she opened her mouth, there was purity in every note she sang. I was just reading a blog from Zach Braff who commented on Susan Boyle's performance.
"I have been trying to think of why the entire Earth is currently so taken by this woman (Susan Boyle). And I realized she is iconic of so many things that all of us hide within ourselves; puzzle pieces of our personalities that we shield from everyone we know. And after a lifetime of withholding this rare beauty from the world; she steps up to a microphone (while a giant audience laughs at her) and reveals her secret to the planet.I cant get her out of my mind. I cant stop the inevitable goosebumps and my eyes from welling each time I watch it. I hope that everyone with a child who sees this video, sits them down and says, "Life is short. Do not hide yourself. Do not lurk in the shadows. Do not wait a lifetime to start being whomever it is that you are. Sing. No matter how hard they laugh at you... sing."
"I have been trying to think of why the entire Earth is currently so taken by this woman (Susan Boyle). And I realized she is iconic of so many things that all of us hide within ourselves; puzzle pieces of our personalities that we shield from everyone we know. And after a lifetime of withholding this rare beauty from the world; she steps up to a microphone (while a giant audience laughs at her) and reveals her secret to the planet.I cant get her out of my mind. I cant stop the inevitable goosebumps and my eyes from welling each time I watch it. I hope that everyone with a child who sees this video, sits them down and says, "Life is short. Do not hide yourself. Do not lurk in the shadows. Do not wait a lifetime to start being whomever it is that you are. Sing. No matter how hard they laugh at you... sing."
I was not only wowed by Susan, but also by Zach's comments. Both are honest, and emotional; capturing the essence of what should be shown everyday-one's true self. And like Zach said, "Do not wait a lifetime to start being whomever it is that you are."
The very lyrics to that song, are about a woman's struggle to move past the, "hell i'm living," and try to remember what it was she was dreaming. I encourage anyone who reads this blog, that if you start dreaming, to keep dreaming. Don't let life kill your dream, rather let it bring you to new heights, just like Susan Boyle. Here's a 48 year old woman, whom in many opinions is way past her prime; and yet she was still willing to go out there and share what everyone took away from her...her chance to sing. So I encourage you, just as Zach Braff did, to sing...no matter what!
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