When I saw this photo I took in the Central Park of Manhattan during the recent trip to the US, the sound of the music started to echo and the broad smile of this Philadelphia musician became lively again in front of my eyes. During our brief conversation, he showed a charming pride and enthusiasm in the life he chose to live, which I seldom find in the street singers (or more appropriately, beggars perhaps?) in China.
我看到这张摄于曼哈顿中央公园的照片时，耳畔就回响起当时吉他声中的歌声，这位来自费城的黑人歌手开朗真诚的笑容也生动地浮现眼前。在我们短短的交谈中，我体会到一种他对自己的生活方式的骄傲和热忱，这在中国的街头艺人身上很难看到。而中国街头表演者所表达的态度和艺术水准更容易让人联想到乞讨。