By now everyone has heard–and maybe cried along like me–the voice and video of Susan Boyle who struck the audience dumb when she started singing on the British version of America’s Got Talent.
It was the voice, sure, but more, it was the hope that springs forth in us ugly ducklings that some day our true value will be acknowledged, our talents seen and listened to despite our plain facades. And in our hearts that voice that more than ever rises up, You go, girl! as we cheer on one of our own.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology