Thursday, April 23, 2009

A Powerful Moment


I may be behind the times, but I just discovered the amazing performance of Susan Boyle on "Britain's Got Talent". If you are even slower than me to keep up with current events, please go see the video here. In fact, even if you've seen it already, go watch it again! I think I'm going to watch it every day for a while to bolster my spirit. 

I don't want to spoil even the slightest part of the experience for anyone who hasn't yet watched the video, so please don't read any more until you've seen it!

Now, I just love everything about the performance, so I could go on about this for a while. I'll try to restrain myself. If anyone questions the power of music with integrity, I would point them to this as a perfect example of a song transforming an audience. At the beginning, the rolling eyes and skeptical laughter made it clear that nearly everyone in the room thought that Susan's dreams were ridiculous. As soon as she opened her mouth, however, all the "outside" stuff they were judging her by just fell away, revealing an amazing and captivating soul. 

But the song didn't just transform Susan from a nondescript Scottish country woman into a passionate and beautiful creature, a true daughter of our vibrant Creator -- it remade the audience from a group of cynical people ready to judge a person for the slightest flaw, or for even daring to present his/herself as someone special, into a group of fellow dreamers! How long the change lasts, only God knows. But even if it was only for those brief few minutes during the song, I believe they -- we --  are all better for it. 

Go Dream a Dream!! 

And for a great article talking about what we can all learn from Susan Boyle (okay, so it's for aspiring writers, but I think everyone can get something out of it), take a jaunt over to Seekerville.


5 comments:

  1. Wow! You sure have a way with words. I have a post about her on my blog too, and even though I felt everything you wrote, did not come even close to posting about it the way you did. Even your header. Again, wow! You really captured the moment with your words.

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  2. Loved your take on this woman's experience. The commenter above said it right - you do have a beautiful way with words!

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  3. Don't feel bad I just found out about this also. If it wasn't for people posting things on facebook I would know nothing, lol.
    I also like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DelJrP3P7tA

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  4. I loved her performance, and this shows people to not judge by looks and outward appearance!

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  5. Oh. I forgot to mention I tagged you. :)

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