Pictured left is one of the finalists from the series Britain’s Got Talent, Andrew Johnston aged 13. Andrew stunned the judges and audiences with his beautiful soprano voice when he sang Pie Jesu; Andrew was 3rd runner up in last night’s final and a deserved finalist.
He is yet another example of what young people can achieve when they put their time and energy into something really worhtwhile – themselves. Young people like this should receive far more exposure than they get – one only hears about the bad things committed by the youth of today. But there are thousands of these little unsung heroes in our neighbourhoods.
Creative arts should be a part of the school curriculum and should be made available to all kids. All children should have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument or develop a talent that they have whether it be for music, art, dance, painting…
If the Govt would just invest money in this way we would have far less anti-social problems; if only the media would focus on far less, and cease glamourising, celebrities who drift in and out of drug rehab; if only young girls had better examples of success to look to rathen than emaciated actresses and offered decent role models for our kids to look up to.
We need to see kids like Andrew Johnston and kids need to see him as well. I wonder just how many he has managed to inspire over these past weeks – let’s hope he has inspired their parents as well.
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