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When we first watched this video we were blown away like the rest of the world. Susan Boyle is now one of the most popular people on YouTube and people are clamoring to get a CD created by her. There is something amazing about this story that touches each of us, and we believe has some great spiritual lessons to be learned.
- Don't judge a book by it's cover
- We all deserve a chance in life
- Treat everyone you meet with love and respect
- We all have divine potential
- YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!
And then when you take into account the lyrics to the song, it takes on even more meaning. Here is a woman that dreamed her whole life of becoming a singer, but never had the chance.
There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrongI dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untastedBut the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they turn your dream to shameHe slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn cameAnd still I dream he’ll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weatherI had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I’m living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
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