阅读理解。Iwasfeelingalittlebluebecausemymotherhadbeenlaidofffromherjobandshehadlotsofbillstopay.Itleftmewonderingwhatwasgoingtohappentousnow.Butitreassuredmesomewhenmymothertoldmeshew
阅读理解。
Iwasfeelingalittlebluebecausemymotherhadbeenlaidofffromherjobandshehadlotsofbillsto
pay.Itleftmewonderingwhatwasgoingtohappentousnow.Butitreassuredmesomewhenmymothertoldmeshewasrelievedtobeleavingsinceherbosswasn'tthenicestpersontobearound.
Igotoffthecollegeshuttlebusandstartedwalking.That'swhenIheardpianomusicandsinging
risingabovethenoiseofthepeopleandthetraffic.IwalkedalittleslowersoIcouldfindouttowhereit
wascomingfrom.ThroughthecrowdIsawayoungladysittingatapianowithacarriagenexttoher.
Shewassingingsongsaboutlovekeepingontryingandnotunderestimatingthepowerwithin
yourself.Thewayshewassingingcomfortedmeabit.Istoodtherewatchingherplayforaboutfifteen
minutesthinkingthatitmusttakecouragetoperformonyourowninthemiddleofacrowdedNewYork
ferryterminal.
SoIstoodtherelistening.
Shemusthavefeltmypresencebecauseshewouldoccasionallylookinmydirection.BynowIwas
tellingmyselfthatifshecouldperforminfrontofhundredsofpeopleshedidn'tknowthenIcouldatleast
tellherhowgoodshesounded.Iwalkedoverandputsomemoneyinhercarriageandshesaid"Thank
you."InsteadofcontinuingmywayhomeIsaidtoher"Ihavebeengoingthrougharoughtimelately
butyou'vemademehopefulagain."
"I'mhappythatIcouldhelp"shereplied."Whyareyousosad?"
"Wellmymumtoldmeshehadgotfiredfromherjobandthatmademesad.I'mnotsosurewhat
todo..."
"Youseehere'stheproblem"sheexplained."Thewayyouwerewalkingyourheadwasdown.
Don'tlookdefeatedbecauseopportunitycomesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdownyoumight
neverseeit.Youshouldsmilemore...liftyourheadup."
Ismiledfaintlyamazedbyhowshewasencouragingme.SoIaskedher"Whyareyouplayingthe
pianointhemiddleofacrowdedplace?I'veseenyoudothismorethenonce."
Sheexplainedtomethatsheseesalotofnegativepeopleintheworldandshetriestoalleviatethe
painandbringmorepositivitybysharingmotivationalmusic.S