Wounded Angel
Thoughts
In a previous post, I called Susan Boyle the “angel with a voice.” Yesterday, I was thinking about her loss in the British talent show Britain’s Got Talent and why a dance group was able to beat her. I still stand by my original post about the qualities of this woman and believe that she should have won but then I thought why did I use the term “angel” in my first post. So, I started to look around the Internet to see how most people define an angel.
I found that most writings define angels as messengers. They are messengers from spirits allowing us a greater understanding and connection to the Spirit. The word angel comes from angelos which is the Greek word for messenger.
Throughout history angels have inspired poets, artists, writers, prophets and religious leaders as well as everyday men and women. Angels are associated with higher nature, joy, beauty, fulfillment, laughter and peace. Angels are here to heal us, to redeem lost faith, broken trust and innocence. They help us lay down the burden of fear, guilt, uncertainty and pain. They help replace feelings of unworthiness with joy as they help us gently enter the world of love.
Messenger angels are angels that sometimes take on human form for short periods to give you a message, offer help in times of danger or teach you an important lesson.
Angels appear in different forms. Most common however, are angels appearing in human form. These angels appear when needed and then sometimes mysteriously disappear. They take a form which is comforting and pleasing to the individual to whom they appear. They appear as both male and female, young and old, all different races, well dressed and shabbily dressed – no matter what form – they offer guidance and help in a non-intrusive way.
Susan Boyle came out of no where and when the public first gazed upon her it was with disdain and ridicule. When the first words flowed from her mouth there was a moment of complete and utter amazement. The music that flowed from this plain looking and ill dressed woman’s voice was indeed magic.
What came after was the classical case of amazement and then exploitation by the media and newly interested commercial exploiters. The chase was on to, at first, explore this curious specimen of a woman and then the push to change her to the “will of the people.” To make her like the rest of us.
When she, finally, rebelled, the media described her as a “problem” and gave her the title of “Hairy Angel” and started to tear down what they had built up just a few weeks before.
Lets admit the truth here and now. If Susan Boyle had been a 20s thin, good looking woman with the same voice, no one in the world would have cared. But, as we all know, that was not the case.
When Susan won her first round, she reacted like a child. I was not shocked as her situation reminded me of a quiet, reserved child who had lived a sheltered life and, now, for the first time the attention was on her. Her reactions of happiness and child-like “play’ were normal reactions. She was basking in the light of her new-found glory. Also, she did not have any “handlers” so whatever reactions she showed was “real time” and for that I have a high regard for her. She is a real person like the rest of us.
I believe that once people tried to “handle” her the pressure mounted on her. She started becoming a different person – a person who she didn’t recognize or even like.This caused the emotional roller coaster ride that ended in her current stay at a rest facility.
Time will tell where this story ends. I hope that Susan will go back home for a long rest and start gathering a group of loyal, long-time friends that can advise her on her future career decisions – people that truly care about her and not the money and fame.
My advice to Susan: “Take it slow and easy Susan as there is plenty of time to make money…you set your own pace.”
Lastly, is the subject of angels and are they a reality of our lives.
Does Susan Boyle meet the definition of an angel? That is for you to decide. I already know my answer.
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