Susan Boyle, Anti-Modernist

"Modern society is too quick to judge people on their appearances," rightly said the lovely woman pictured above — The Scot Heard Round the World. "There is not much you can do about it; it is the way they think; it is the way they are. But maybe this could teach them a lesson, or set an example."

The story of the woman who's "47, frumpy, out of work, from a small Scottish village... unmarried, ... has never been kissed... who lives in public housing in a Scottish village, a victim of bullying and a disability, who spent her life being faithful to the church and caring for her now-dead parents" was linked to on this blog yesterday — Overcoming the Bullies.

The article linked to above informs us that she is the "youngest of nine children" who "spent years taking care of her mother, who recently died." Her parish priest, the Rev. Ryszard Holuka, called her a "quiet soul." He said, "She never flaunted her voice; this is the first time it's been publicly recognized."