I few days ago I wrote about this video, or rather, I posted it here because I was sure you’d enjoy it. I don’t know how many of you actually watched it but if you didn’t click here and watch it. It’s a great video and ends beautifully.

But the thing about the video that resonated with me is how grumpily we tend to go about our lives. We are a cynical people you and I. It’s really kind of sad. Proof of our overall attitudes was given to us in pure form of medicine we deserve to take in the form of Miss Susan Boyle.

I’m sure all of you have heard about Susan Boyle, the Scottish woman? If you haven’t you have to take a few minutes and watch this video and you will be amazed. She comes out there on stage in front of three very harsh judges – judges that we take delight in watching cut down the worst of competitors, as if it’s a sport – and looks incredibly homely. She confesses that she’s never been kissed and is 47! Visions of Steve Carroll and that silly movie are entering your mind, she is the female equivalent!

But when she started singing you could see a wave of emotion and surprise in the audience and on the judges faces and you could see the emotion in their faces as the song went on. When it was over and the judging commenced, as Piers talked about her song you could almost hear the emotion welling up – I expected tears, he said without a doubt that was the biggest surprise he’s had in three years! Amanda Holden then spoke and was dead on in her comments.

She says that she knew everybody was against Miss Boyle (and you could see the audience gearing up to boo her in the beginning, laughing at her) and that she believed they were all being a bit cynical and that this performance was the biggest wake up call ever and she is so right.

Miss Boyle had the voice of any famous singer, comparable to Whitney, Aretha and the person she most wants to be like, Elaine Page. All she needed was a little opportunity and validation and now she will no doubt go very far into her dreams.

Those two videos will put a smile on your face and can, if you let it, restore your hope that there is greatness in this world and we are meant for great things!

This is a true story, proving how fascinating the mind of a six year old is.
They think so logically.

A teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She Came to the part of the story where first pig was trying to gather the building Materials for his home. She read. ‘And so the pig went up to the man with the Wheelbarrow full of straw and said: ‘Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that Straw to build my house?’

The teacher paused then asked the class: ‘And what do you think the man said?’

One little boy raised his hand and said very matter-of-factly ...’I think the Man would have said – ‘Well, I’ll be damned!! A talking pig!’