On Wednesday prof. Middleton showed the audition video of Susan Boyle to demonstrate that we must have confidence in ourselves. Every time I watch the video, somehow I get very emotional. Perhaps the life story of Susan Boyle inspires us to live our dreams. Perhaps Susan Boyle makes everyone feel ashamed because they make judgements based on her appearance. And perhaps her voice brings out the very best in everyone.
From watching Susan Boyle, I have more confidence to chase my dreams. She dares to make a statement about herself. She dares to prove that she can sing. You might wonder where her self-confidence comes from. As prof. Middleton said, the key is she knows her values. Susan Boyle knows that she can sing. She knows her voice is valuable. And she showed a phenomenal performance that wows the whole world. Another thing that I like about Susan Boyle is she inspires the minorities to prove their worth. Some people may behave in a way that makes us feel uncomfortable and some people might communicate differently from what we usually do. However, what really defines a person is his/her values. Alexis from our class wrote a great post on judgment. From Alexis's post, I learn that we need to respect each individual and help them maximize their potentials.
Each of us at one point might experience the feeling of being an underdog. We all have struggle in our lives and Susan Boyle is the light of hope. If I have a purpose in life and know my values, I can make impossible things possible. And I will make efforts to live each day purposely.
Great post Mia. It is true, we all need to have more confidence in ourselves and not be so quick to make judgments. I too enjoyed the Susan Boyle clip. It inspires me to try for new things and that there is nothing to lose when you try your best. I remember whenever I play pick up games, I am not as confident in my skills. But after the games, I always got compliments on how well I did. So I guess the theme is that you do not know until you try.
ReplyDeleteVery good post. It is so applicable because just as you said, everyone has experienced being the underdog. Everyone has been judged in an unwanted situation or unwarranted one. But if we learn to keep our head high, know that our value is infinite in the eyes of God, then we can continue through life with a positive demeanor. Thank you for your insight, and I hope I can incorporate this into my life as you have.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post. I also really enjoyed seeing the Susan Boyle video. She was incredible, how even with everyone against her, she pulled out putting on the unexpected performance. I do wonder how she does it. This just shows how it is important not to judge people on their appearance, and how many people have unexpected talents.
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