"I believe my life has a purpose, as I know I was created by God," Christian singer G.E.M. said in an interview.
Christian artist Gloria Tang Tsz-Kei, known as G.E.M., became famous at a young age. She released her first musical EP at the age of 17, with which she won the 2008 'Chik Chak Ultimate Song Award' for fresh female singer on the Hong Kong Popular Music Chart. At the age of 24, she participated in the second quarter of "I'm a Singer" in mainland China, to win the runner-up position at the finals.
Interviewed by City News on December 19, 2015, she said, "So every time I ask myself about the meaning of singing or why I am on the stage, I immediately find the answer, no matter how lost I feel or how confused I am about what to do."
Though being the focus of attention of people and media, she could only choose to silently endure the external doubts.
"I think in my career as a singer, one of the most difficult things is to face public opinion. How to face it, in fact, really depends on how you look at yourself. If you know your value, you will not let others’ words affect your road ahead," she added.
"The song 'Heartbeat' was written on Easter when I was facing one of the biggest pressures of public opinion in my life. At that time, there were 80,000 comments on Weibo (a Twitter-like platform). Many people quarreled, including my fans and those who hated me, and I was so scared that I even downloaded my Weibo blog for 7 days."
When she went out to face the audience and the media every day, she still reamined very happy and lively. "But whenever I came back home alone, there was a big contrast. I tried many methods, including the mediums, but they did not help me. Finally, the one thing that gave me hope was my faith."
"I felt very shocked when I watched the movie 'The Passion of the Christ', in which Jesus was misunderstood, charged, almost whipped to death, and still had to carry the cross. It suddenly occurred to me that Jesus suffered so much that what happened to me was nothing. So I felt I had a new life with courage."
Therefore, she wrote an excerpt of the scriptures into her song, "The old has gone, and the new has come".
"'Forgetting what is behind, striving towards what is ahead and pressing on towards the goal.' These verses teach me not only to forget past successes but also failures, so we can forgive ourselves in order to cherish the next moment and do another good thing."
- Translated by Abigail Wu
基督徒艺人邓紫棋年少成名，17岁就发行了自己的首张音乐EP，并凭该EP获得香港叱咤乐坛流行榜“叱咤乐坛生力军女歌手（金奖）”。24岁时，邓紫棋参加了歌唱真人秀节目《我是歌手第二季》，最终获得总决赛亚军。
“因为我有信仰，我相信我的生命是有一个目的的。”在一次采访中，她是这样回应记者的提问的，“所以每一次，我问自己我唱歌的意义是什么，我为什么要站在舞台上面？我一问自己这个问题，我当下无论有多迷失，或者多么不知道要干什么，我就会立即找到方向。”
集宠爱于一身，一举一动都是焦点的邓紫棋，面对外界的质疑，只能选择默默的承受。
“我觉得在我的歌手生涯里面，其中一个最难面对的就是舆论。怎么样去面对，其实真的要看你是怎么样去看待自己。因为如果你知道自己的价值的话，你不会因为别人的话，而影响到你怎么样去走自己的路。”
“《新的心跳》这首歌是我在复活节写的，我正在面对我人生其中一个最大的舆论压力。当时，微博里面有8万的留言。很多人在我的微博底下争吵，支持我的朋友和讨厌我的朋友在那边对骂，我就吓到直接连微博都下载了7天。”
当她每天出去面对观众、面对媒体的时候，依然要是那一个很快乐、很活泼的她。她坦言地说：“但是其实一回到家，我一个人的时候反差很大。我试过很多很多的方法、媒介都不行。最后有一样东西让我重新找回我的希望是我的信仰。”
“当时我看了一个电影《耶稣受难记》。我看到里面耶稣是怎么样被误会、被硬生生地加了一些罪名，被鞭打到快死的状态还是要背着那个十字架，整个画面让我觉得很震撼。我突然觉得人家那个都不算什么，我那个还算什么。所以我就觉得突然有了勇气，让自己有一个重生。”
于是，邓紫棋把“旧事已过，都变成新的”这句经文写进了她的歌中。
“忘记背后努力面前向着标杆直跑。这一句话教会我的不只是你如何忘掉过去的成功，包括你怎么样忘记过去的失败。你要懂得原谅自己，原谅自己的时候你才可以珍惜下一秒，去做一个好的事情。”
https://www.christiantimes.cn/news/35090/%E5%9F%BA%E7%9D%A3%E5%BE%92%E8%89%BA%E4%BA%BA%E9%82%93%E7%B4%AB%E6%A3%8B%E8%A7%81%E8%AF%81%EF%BC%9A%E6%98%AF%E4%BF%A1%E4%BB%B0%E7%BB%99%E4%B8%8E%E4%BA%86%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E6%96%B9%E5%90%91%E5%92%8C%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B
基督徒艺人邓紫棋见证：是信仰给与了人生方向和希望
"I believe my life has a purpose, as I know I was created by God," Christian singer G.E.M. said in an interview.
Christian artist Gloria Tang Tsz-Kei, known as G.E.M., became famous at a young age. She released her first musical EP at the age of 17, with which she won the 2008 'Chik Chak Ultimate Song Award' for fresh female singer on the Hong Kong Popular Music Chart. At the age of 24, she participated in the second quarter of "I'm a Singer" in mainland China, to win the runner-up position at the finals.
Interviewed by City News on December 19, 2015, she said, "So every time I ask myself about the meaning of singing or why I am on the stage, I immediately find the answer, no matter how lost I feel or how confused I am about what to do."
Though being the focus of attention of people and media, she could only choose to silently endure the external doubts.
"I think in my career as a singer, one of the most difficult things is to face public opinion. How to face it, in fact, really depends on how you look at yourself. If you know your value, you will not let others’ words affect your road ahead," she added.
"The song 'Heartbeat' was written on Easter when I was facing one of the biggest pressures of public opinion in my life. At that time, there were 80,000 comments on Weibo (a Twitter-like platform). Many people quarreled, including my fans and those who hated me, and I was so scared that I even downloaded my Weibo blog for 7 days."
When she went out to face the audience and the media every day, she still reamined very happy and lively. "But whenever I came back home alone, there was a big contrast. I tried many methods, including the mediums, but they did not help me. Finally, the one thing that gave me hope was my faith."
"I felt very shocked when I watched the movie 'The Passion of the Christ', in which Jesus was misunderstood, charged, almost whipped to death, and still had to carry the cross. It suddenly occurred to me that Jesus suffered so much that what happened to me was nothing. So I felt I had a new life with courage."
Therefore, she wrote an excerpt of the scriptures into her song, "The old has gone, and the new has come".
"'Forgetting what is behind, striving towards what is ahead and pressing on towards the goal.' These verses teach me not only to forget past successes but also failures, so we can forgive ourselves in order to cherish the next moment and do another good thing."
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Christian Singer G.E.M. Says Faith Gives Her Direction, Hope
