治愈！自闭症男孩曾在Coldplay演唱会落泪，如今与偶像合唱自己创作的歌......

4月3日，在英国Coldplay酷玩乐队的墨西哥巡演现场，一位特殊的嘉宾在主唱克里斯·马汀（Chris Martin）的介绍下，登台与乐队一起合唱了一首歌，《Different Is Okay》。

他叫威洛（Huillo），是一个12岁的自闭症男孩。这次同台是他与偶像酷玩乐队的重聚。

视频来源：酷玩乐队社交媒体

六年前的相遇

2016年，6岁的威洛也正是在同样的地方，随父母观看了酷玩乐队的演唱会。被确诊为自闭症的威洛对音乐有着特别的热爱，而酷玩乐队就是他最爱的乐队。在演唱会现场，当乐队《Fix You》的歌曲响起时，威洛跟着爸爸一边合唱，一边流下激动的泪水。他的父母将这一刻用视频记录了下来。

视频来源：威洛个人社交账号

A home video of a young boy's emotional reaction to watching his favorite band, Coldplay, perform has melted the hearts of millions. 这个家庭录像带记录了小男孩在看他最喜欢的酷玩乐队演出时的激动反应。视频随后在网上迅速传开，融化了数百万人的心。

At first Huillo looks overwhelmed, fighting back tears. As Chris Martin sings the lyrics "tears stream down your face", Huillo's father too begins to cry, mouthing the words to his son and kissing the boy's face. It's a sweet encounter, made all the more poignant by the fact that Huillo, 6, has autism. 视频一开始，威洛看起来非常激动，强忍泪水。当克里斯·马汀唱出“眼泪滑落你的脸庞”时，威洛的父亲也开始哭了起来，一边对儿子唱着歌词，一边亲吻他。由于六岁的威洛患有自闭症，这一温暖的片段更加令人感慨。

Tears stream down your face

眼泪滑落你的脸庞

When you lose something you cannot replace

当失去不可替代的珍物

Tears stream down your face

眼泪滑落你的脸庞

Lights will guide you home

那一片光会照亮你的归程

And ignite your bones

点燃你的灵魂

And I will try to fix you

而我会修补你破碎的心

《Fix You》歌词片段

威洛在四岁时被确诊为自闭症，而他的父母一直在背后支持着他。

They tried to support their son with various things, however, everything "worked for the short term, without any significant and expected progress", until his knack for music was discovered. The young boy who loves not only singing but play various musical instruments from guitar to synthesizer, often jams with the band's videos on TikTok. 他的父母尝试用各种方法支持儿子，但这些方法都只在“短期内有效，没有取得任何明显和预期的进展”，直到他们发现了威洛在音乐方面的才华。威洛不仅喜欢唱歌，还喜欢演奏吉他、合成器等各种乐器，经常在抖音上跟着酷玩乐队的视频合奏。

当威洛的视频在网络上发布和刷屏后，酷玩乐队的成员也看到了。他们在官方社交媒体账号上转发了这个视频，并配文“正是这样的事情让我们感到所做的一切都是值得的”。

Huillo's father published the video on his social networks, which immediately went viral and a few weeks later, it was seen by the members of the band, who stated the following on his official Twitter account: "This kind of thing makes it all worthwhile."

六年后的重聚

六年后，十二岁的威洛已经是一名歌手和创作人，被酷玩乐队邀请在演唱会上同台表演。威洛弹奏着钢琴演唱他自己创作的歌曲，克里斯·马汀用吉他为他伴奏，这一首歌温暖了现场的八万观众。

When the British band returned to Mexico City, Huillo was not only was invited to attend the show but also performed with them. The young artist performed his self-composed song, "Different Is Okay", getting a round of applause not only from the crowd but also from the musicians themselves. 当酷玩乐队回到墨西哥城演出时，威洛不仅被邀请到了现场，还与乐队一起同台表演。这位年轻的艺术家表演了他自己创作的歌曲——《与众不同也没关系》，不仅得到了观众的掌声，也得到了酷玩乐队成员们的掌声。

"Huillo loves music and Coldplay is his favorite band — for Huillo, music is the most important therapy, it has so much power... We can actually see how it affects him — becoming more social, speaking and communicating much better with others around him," the young boy's website reads. "For us, everything started that day at the Coldplay's concert." “威洛喜欢音乐，酷玩乐队是他最喜欢的乐队，对他来说，音乐是最重要的治疗方法，有很大的力量。我们能感受到它带给威洛的影响，他变得更善于社交，他与周围的人说话和沟通都变得更好”。威洛的父母在他的个人网站上写道，“对我们来说，这一切都是从那晚酷玩乐队的演唱会开始的”。

当音乐作为良方

图源：华盛顿邮报

像威洛这样在音乐中得到治愈、找到力量和方向的孩子还有很多，对于他们而言，音乐就是最好的良方。这就不得不提到音乐疗法（music therapy）的作用。

Many have an intuitive sense of the power of music. It's not unusual to see music used during fitness workouts, yoga classes, and running sessions. 许多人对音乐的力量都有直观的感受。在健身、瑜伽课和跑步时播放音乐已经习以为常。

人类从很久以前就认识到了音乐的治疗作用。但据美国音乐疗法协会，现代音乐疗法开始于第二次世界大战后。当社区音乐家到医院为退伍士兵演奏时，士兵们的身体和情绪似乎都得到了改善，最终促使医院开始雇佣专业人员来进行音乐疗法。

Humans have long appreciated the healing and cathartic power of music. But modern music therapy began after World War II, according to the American Music Therapy Association. When community musicians visited hospitals to perform for veterans, the soldiers seemed to improve both physically and emotionally, eventually prompting the institutions to hire professionals for the job.

音乐疗法包括听音乐，也包括音乐创作活动——从唱歌、打鼓到即兴创作、写歌和录音。音乐疗法可以帮助患阿尔兹海默症以及自闭症的人群提高社交能力。

Music therapy not only includes music listening, but also a broad scope of music-making experiences — from singing and drumming to improvisation, songwriting, and recording. Music therapy can help those with Alzheimer's and research shows that those with autism can improve the ability to communicate and socialize through music therapy.

音乐疗法当然不局限于这些特殊用途。在临床治疗之外，人们仍然可以享受这些好处，因为音乐可以激发情感，促进讨论和表达，减缓压力。音乐疗法可以帮助你通过音乐追求健康和快乐。

Music therapy is certainly not restricted to special facilities. Outside of a clinical setting, people can still enjoy these benefits, as music can stir emotion, prompt discussion, facilitate expression, and lower stress. Music therapy can help you to pursue your own health and happiness through music.

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编辑：商桢

实习生：张玺

来源：华盛顿邮报 The Indian Express