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Along with the tens of millions, I was very fortunate to see Susan Boyle perform on 'Britains Got Talent'. I cant stop myself watching it again and again.

Through Susan, I learnt about Paul Potts - the winner of the same contest in 2007.

Viewers worldwide cant stop taking about their phenomenal singing talent but here is what made me stop:

• Humility - during or after their popularity, does anything tell you that they are going to seek more fame with a million followers anytime? In a world obsessed with celebrities and people who 'know-it-all', this is extremely refreshing. To quote Socrates "True knowledge exists in knowing that u know nothing"
  
• Self-knowledge - they both knew very clearly what they wanted - professional singers from their tweens. As Socrates said "The unexamined life is not worth living"
• Persistence - against all odds of their age, their jobs (or lack thereof, as in the case of Susan) and their own 'confessed' lack of confidence, they never stopped. They never gave up.  
  

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