Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my16was more manageable , I17ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.18that was years ago and times have changed.19I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to20my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).21I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my22. I decided that I would consider23to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was24when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of25to get started. And26you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can27use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my28; he gave me a long thoughtful29. “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me30the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand31on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your32and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I33. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose34that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His35still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
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