Scottish sensation Susan Boyle is scheduled to perform this evening in the semi-finals of "Britains Got Talent."
Her emergence should be of great interest to those around the globe who are transitioning from backgrounds of social suppression and low expectation as to the potential for greatness.
We have learned that Susan is "different." She doesn't match the "profile" for greatness. She isn't a "sexual dynamo," neither thin, young, nor experienced, she is seldom referred to using cliches associated with stardom. What's more, she has been unemployed for some time and speaks of few family ties.
What she "is" is talented and confident. Through decades of obscurity, this unemployed maiden never lost her self-worth and dreams of what could be. She was not about to listen to the crowds as they snickered and reviled her attempts to contribute to the world by use of a latent vocal gift.
Will she win it all? Time will tell. But she has already won the hearts of those beaten down and who view Susan Boyle as an icon representing hope as well as a fresh start in life.
Tonight's performance will likely by available on YouTube after airing live in Britain.