At the time of writing there
has been over100 million viewings of the various Susan Boyle videos on you
tube, in a week. I know that many people view the 7 minute video several
times so there is no way to determine at this point the number of people
who watch. One thing is clear she is a global sensation that has connected
with more people than any one and has offered more hope than any politician
or stimulus package ever could.
People have asked what happened
here, so I will cover as best I can my interpretation of this based
on just the initial video and then later in the week with the information
that has been learned since the video which is also quite important.
The timing of this can be no
accident, there is currently a (temporary) global economic downturn
and a huge mass of people are feeling down and low on the hope scale.
Susan herself is unemployed and as a result of this will become very
wealthy and certainly has more hope than she did before last week.
She was also at the beginning
of the video subjected to a lot of judgment and mocking from the audience
and judges. Every one of us has at some point been on the both ends
of that, though perhaps not in front of such a big crowd and I
feel we connected with that. Let’s be honest we judge and in this
case we have been conditioned to expect that singers or musicians are
supposed to be young, very good looking and very different from the
average person. In our minds this creates a gap when along Susan comes,
older and very average and it does not match what we have been conditioned
to expect so we automatically judge it as bad or wrong.
I feel we also connect with
Susan as the majority of the population is average in looks and appearance
and the minority is the category of very attractive.
Then I feel, like the
audience, we make a turn when she starts too sing, the talent is obvious,
we are on her side as we all like an underdog to do well no matter what
the situation is. We also deep down don’t enjoy seeing someone
picked on, well at least it’s not us being picked on in this moment.
Many people have been moved
to tears or get the chills by the end of the video, this I feel is a
result of a deep connection with our own past experiences and also our
deep desire for people to do well. Also a connection with an inner truth
and knowing that we have a talent each and every one of us, which may
not be as public as Susan’s. Yet most of that talent is not realized
as others judge us, we give up to easily as a result of that or other
reasons.
Package all that together it’s
not surprising that now people are saying “yes I can do this” it
is possible and some will keep going as a result.
Each and everyone of us on
this planet have at least one talent and now we have an example that
even against all odds it’s possible to accomplish what we want, to
share it with others and to contribute. Not everyone will be a singer
and not everyone will use their talent in such a public way, that
does not lessen or separate you from others it makes you one of the
average looking everyday humans that dominate the planet.
You also have evidence how
quickly things can change, which is why I love the timing of all of
this. Great opportunities are appearing, will you allow your talent
to shine and take advantage, to participate, to share and to grow?
