Singing is so powerful. In my life I have experienced a group of choral singers practicing in the Chateau Laurier (now Fairmont) pool and a young boys choir practicing on a plane to the UK. I also remember a night in the zocolo in Oaxaca City that a well-known singer took the stage and sang - I didn’t know who she was but the local population did and showered her in roses and gardenias. This happens in Mexico, in particular, where some of the mariachi singers are incredibly talented but are not acknowledged. What a special moment these people on the train were privy to.

It is really sad that when special moments present themselves people are so inhibited or caught up in their worries and image that they just don’t appreciate them.