So,
I went into the Library to do a quick research and the lady who sat on the
opposite side of the desk I chose had music playing on the computer. I
initially thought, “Headphones? Way to get anyone not to sit here.” That corner
of the Library’s computer lab is my favorite spot because I can look outside at
the trees and watch the birds when I’m distracted. Therefore, I wasn’t going to
walk away and it is music, isn’t it? I sat down and while I waited for my
log-in process to complete, I paid attention to the music and realized that I
liked it. I didn’t know the piece and the words weren’t clear enough for me to
decide what the title might be.
Then
she started to sing! Her voice was beautiful, sultry, and soulful. I forgot
about the words to the music and started listening to her voice as she sang. I
decided that she must be a singer. As she later told me, she was and I felt
badly for having distracted her when I turned to the computer in front of me.
She apologized for playing the music without headphones and singing out loudly
in the lab (meant to be a quiet zone, see?) To paraphrase her, she “sings along
with music a lot.” She added that it’s probably because she is a singer and
it’s become second nature to just, sing. Then followed that awkward smile of
one being caught off-guard and I smiled back at her and told her that it was
okay.
The
conversation didn’t go further because I had to quickly look up the information
that I needed. Here’s what the lady didn’t realize: She lifted my spirit the
moment she started singing. My worry circuits were already activated because my
account was the same today, as it was yesterday when I last checked it. So, I
was on the verge of looking up other things that I may be required to do
(didn’t find any, ha!) before barging in on the counselor – that wouldn’t have
been pretty. Listening to that voice (I’ll call her that because we didn’t
exchange names and she left before I did), drowned out the know-it-all one in
my head that had all the “inexistent” reasons why at 11:00 a.m. today, nothing
had changed from yesterday. My smile went inward and lit up my being. I left
the lab and went to the counselor to find out that he was working on it and
it’d all be done in a couple of days.
So,
today and every day, I am thankful to, and for those who can sing and make not
only themselves happy, but others around them. Please do not apologize for it,
even if you’re like me and couldn’t sing well enough to save your life. When you
do it from your heart, it becomes beautiful, sultry, soulful, and guaranteed to
lift someone’s spirit. Ok, maybe not in the lab but, you do get my point. Keep
on singing! Keep on smiling!
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