Amazing For Many Reasons

I'm fairly certain that most of you reading this have heard of this amazing performance by Susan Boyle on the first night of the British show "Britain's Got Talent" that aired on Saturday (April 11).

But for those who haven't any idea of what I'm talking about, or more importantly, haven't actually HEARD her sing, here's a link:

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This woman is amazing on so many levels. She's got a voice that sounds like an angel. She's got a personality that is fun and sincere, and an overall sense of innocence and caring that is refreshing.

She isn't much to look at, she's 47 years old, and she doesn't seem particularly jaded or in tune with the world - which is why everyone is so damned amazed at the voice that fairly bursts forth in joy from this woman.

And, there, my friends is where I get kinda pissed off.

It is so shallow and childish that we still are so quick to judge by looks alone. And it's obvious from the looks on the faces of those "adults" in the audience there in Britain that they were doing just that. We were doing that. We often think ourselves above it. We pass it off as a childhood behavior (but who teaches them that it's OK?). We are all still capable of amazing depths of cruelty and judgement. How very childish indeed.

And when we are confronted with someone like Susan Boyle, whose innocent demeanor, happy disposition and talent far outweigh anything anyone thought about her - we all cover our shameful behavior by suddenly rooting for her to succeed. And now, every media outlet in the world is picking up on it - the biggest hypocrites of the lot.

I get it, I just don't like it. We should have been rooting for her to succeed all along. You know it's true.

So, shame on us...

And good for you, Susan Boyle. You go...and show us how stupid we all were to doubt and judge to begin with.

Just Sayin'