假开心与真快乐。
某天游台北时，闲步来到了西门町。商杂区内有许多优秀的音乐达人与表演者。毫无目地的逛着，耳边在众多的旋律中，熟悉了一首陈芬兰的《月亮代表我的心》。于是便跟着歌声来到了Watsons 店旁，遇上了这位献声的视障街艺。
他的歌声算不上是能出耳油的那一种，但带有一股真实的诚恳。看他演唱时常会露出笑容，自我陶醉，似乎很快乐。
顿时我视觉到了他背后的橱窗海报。漂亮的女郎笑得很开心灿烂，虽然发自内心，但难免虚假。
相比之下，拥有一切的美女与欠福的盲人；反而少了一点的，却多了一份真心的快乐。
一笑能化少为多。
While on a vacay in Taipei, my aimless footsteps brought me to Ximending with record-grade musicians and excellent street performers entertaining shoppers. As I wandered through the labyrinth of sounds, shops and smells, my ears picked up a familiar Chen Fen Lan tune “The Moon Represents My Heart”. The vocals brought me to the side of a Watsons shop where I met this blind singer.
His voice wasn’t spectacular but there’s a timbre of vulnerable honesty. I was rooted to his performance not so much by the music, but by the smiles be broke into while singing. He seemed genuinely lost in the enjoyment of what he was doing.
At some point, I became aware of the window poster behind him. The pretty girl has a brilliant smile, it seems to come from her heart, but nevertheless faked for her job as a model.
In comparison between the girl who has everything going with the unfortunate blind, I felt that although he had ‘less’, he experienced ‘more’ of the simplicity in being joyful.
A grateful smile bridges us from ‘what little’ to ‘how much’ we have :)
Tagged: Inspiration, Joy, Motivation, Pursuit of Happiness
