阅读理解。Iwasfeelingalittlebluebecausemymotherhadbeenlaidofffromherjobandshehadlotsofbillstopay.Itleftmewonderingwhatwasgoingtohappentousnow.Butitreassuredmesomewhenmymothertoldmeshew

　　阅读理解。

　　Iwasfeelingalittlebluebecausemymotherhadbeenlaidofffromherjobandshehadlotsofbillsto

　　pay.Itleftmewonderingwhatwasgoingtohappentousnow.Butitreassuredmesomewhenmymothertoldmeshewasrelievedtobeleavingsinceherbosswasn'tthenicestpersontobearound.

　　Igotoffthecollegeshuttlebusandstartedwalking.That'swhenIheardpianomusicandsinging

　　risingabovethenoiseofthepeopleandthetraffic.IwalkedalittleslowersoIcouldfindouttowhereit

　　wascomingfrom.ThroughthecrowdIsawayoungladysittingatapianowithacarriagenexttoher.

　　Shewassingingsongsaboutlovekeepingontryingandnotunderestimatingthepowerwithin

　　yourself.Thewayshewassingingcomfortedmeabit.Istoodtherewatchingherplayforaboutfifteen

　　minutesthinkingthatitmusttakecouragetoperformonyourowninthemiddleofacrowdedNewYork

　　ferryterminal.

　　SoIstoodtherelistening.

　　Shemusthavefeltmypresencebecauseshewouldoccasionallylookinmydirection.BynowIwas

　　tellingmyselfthatifshecouldperforminfrontofhundredsofpeopleshedidn'tknowthenIcouldatleast

　　tellherhowgoodshesounded.Iwalkedoverandputsomemoneyinhercarriageandshesaid"Thank

　　you."InsteadofcontinuingmywayhomeIsaidtoher"Ihavebeengoingthrougharoughtimelately

　　butyou'vemademehopefulagain."

　　"I'mhappythatIcouldhelp"shereplied."Whyareyousosad?"

　　"Wellmymumtoldmeshehadgotfiredfromherjobandthatmademesad.I'mnotsosurewhat

　　todo..."

　　"Youseehere'stheproblem"sheexplained."Thewayyouwerewalkingyourheadwasdown.

　　Don'tlookdefeatedbecauseopportunitycomesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdownyoumight

　　neverseeit.Youshouldsmilemore...liftyourheadup."

　　Ismiledfaintlyamazedbyhowshewasencouragingme.SoIaskedher"Whyareyouplayingthe

　　pianointhemiddleofacrowdedplace?I'veseenyoudothismorethenonce."

　　Sheexplainedtomethatsheseesalotofnegativepeopleintheworldandshetriestoalleviatethe

　　painandbringmorepositivitybysharingmotivationalmusic.S