Susan Boyle: a Beautiful Butterfly Coming Out of a Cocoon

I believe many of you have watched this video of Susan Boyle, a contestant from the famous TV show, Britain's Got Talent 2009.

Susan Boyle, 47 years old Scottist woman, stunned the audience and the three judges with her dramatic melodious voice when she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical, Les Miserables which made her got all the three YES from Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, and Piers Morgan who said it's the biggest YES in the three seasons he ever gave to anyone.

She then becomes a phenomenon worldwide overnight, as the video when she was on stage was published on YouTube and got over 40 millions views by a week. She was interviewed by many world-top media - CNN, BBC, the Guardian, and about to make her appearance on the Ophra Winfrey show-.

But what make her become the press darling was not actually her impressive voice, but it was a seven-minute story happening when she was on stage.

At first, everyone in the hall judged her because of her unattractive appearance, and because she is an unemployed and unmarried old woman.

The audience laughed at her and the judges raised eyebrows as she told them she wanted to be a singer as successful as Elaine Paige.

But when she started to sing the crowd stood up and gave her a long applaud and the judges were stunned.

“ Modern society is too quick to judge people on their appearances. … There is not much you can do about it; it is the way they think; it is the way they are. But maybe this could teach them a lesson, or set an example. ”
—Susan Boyle, The Washington Post

This story teaches remarkable lesson. Of course she's an underdog but I prefer calling her a cocoon who finally hatched out to be a beautiful butterfly. She made through all the cynicism and proved her ability in front of the world.

As Susan said people nowadays quickly judge each other. Don't you think this is one of the causes that heat and conflict existing in our world? When you judge someone who you don't know about, it's not fair to him/her and even not healthy for you. If you meet someone at workplace and you "think" she must not be a pleasant person just because she's fat and frumpy. You may miss one chance in your life to know your true friend.

Then why aren't we being open-minded and rather smile than put ourselves on airs. Our world will be a better place all at once.

,Chicaholic 008


CLICK TO WATCH SUSAN BOYLE ON BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT

Here is a link from YouTube (over 40 millions viewers)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

or click play on a video with Chinese subtitle below.