阅读理解

Iwasfeelingalittlebluebecausemymotherhadbeenlaidofffromherjobandshehadlotsofbillstopay．Itleftmewonderingwhatwasgoingtohappentousnow．Butitreassuredmesomewhenmymothertoldmeshewasrelievedtobeleavingsinceherbosswasn'tthenicestpersontobearound．

Igotoffthecollegeshuttlebusandstartedwalking．That'swhenIheardpianomusicandsingingrisingabovethenoiseofthepeopleandthetraffic．IwalkedalittleslowersoIcouldfindoutwhereitwascomingfrom．ThroughthecrowdIsawayoungladysittingatapianowithacarriagenexttoher．

Shewassingingsongsaboutlovekeepingontryingandnotunderestimatingthepowerwithinyourself．Thewayshewassingingcomfortedmeabit．IstoodtherewatchingherplayforaboutfifteenminutesthinkingthatitmusttakecouragetoperformonyourowninthemiddleofacrowdedNewYorkferryterminal．

SoIstoodtherelistening．

Shemusthavefeltmypresencebecauseshewouldoccasionallylookinmydirection．BynowIwastellingmyselfthatifshecouldperforminfrontofhundredsofpeopleshedidn'tknowthenIcouldatleasttellherhowgoodshesounded．Iwalkedoverandputsomemoneyinhercarriageandshesaid"Thankyou．"InsteadofcontinuingmywayhomeIsaidtoher"Ihavebeengoingthrougharoughtimelatelybutyou'vemademehopefulagain．"

"I'mhappythatIcouldhelp"shereplied．"Whyareyousosad?"

"Wellmymumtoldmeshehadgotfiredfromherjobandthatmademesad．I'mnotsosurewhattodo．．．"

"Youseehere'stheproblem"sheexplained．"Thewayyouwerewalkingyourheadwasdown．Don'tlookdefeatedbecauseopportunitycomesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdownyoumightneverseeit．Youshouldsmilemore．．．liftyourheadup．"

Ismiledfaintlyamazedbyhowshewasencouragingme．SoIaskedher"Whyareyouplayingthepianointhemiddleofacrowdedplace?I'veseenyoudothismorethanonce．"

Sheexplainedtomethatsheseesalotofnegativepeopleintheworldandshetriestoalleviatethepainandbringmorepositivitybysharingmotivat