despair.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
A Boyle-ing sensation
There are early bloomers, and late
bloomers. And there's Susan Boyle. When she first walked onstage in
Britain's got talent, not many would have thought highly of her. But
never judge a book by it's cover. What took place moments later has
become a worldwide rage, both in the media as well as on the
internet. Before coming on the show, Susan made her earnings by
singing at the local church choir and at pubs around her small
village.
The rise to fame has been sudden and
steep. “How famous do you want to become?” they asked her. She
replied with an earnest “Ellen Paige”. The crowd breaks into
raucous laughter. This ordinary, jobless woman from Scotland thinks
she can be an Ellen Paige? Hah. And as I said earlier, moments later,
everyone in the crowd could not utter another word for minutes.
Attached is a video of her audition. Watch it, and if you already
have (a big chance of that), watch it again. If this isn't worth
another watch, very few things are. :)
A shining example of resilience, and
modesty, I look up to Susan as an idol, someone whose humane
attributes are capable of rescuing a world from pride and
despair.
despair.