This week marks a momentous occasion in our country, the United States of America. The first African American in history will be sworn in as the 44th President of this great nation.
Whether you voted for Barak Obama or not...matters little now. He is our leader, our Commander in Chief, and our nation will come together to celebrate this mark of time in our lives. We always do.
That's the way of the world. We march on, move forward, keep going. Despite all that is amiss, all that worries us, we keep moving, one foot in front of another. We keep moving.
That's The Way of the World is a beautiful song written by Maurice White, Verdeen White and Charles Stempney and recorded in 1975 by the group Earth Wind and Fire. It's a beautifully soothing and uplifting song with a lyric that has stayed with me all these 34 years. It is a perennial favorite, one that touches my soul.
We've come together on this special day
To sing our message loud and clear
Looking back we've touched on sorrowful days
Future pass, they disappear
You will find peace of mind
If you look way down in your heart and soul
Don't hesitate cause the world seems cold
Stay young at heart cause you're never (never, never, ..) old at heart
The lyric always made me think about change, handling change. Transitions. Things we might look back upon, things in our past. Things that might have sorrow attached vanish in the morrow. In future days they do indeed disappear. We forget, move on, move ahead, move forward. That's the way of the world.
All of our life is a series of changes, one after another. The change might be good, or it might not be. It's beyond our control entirely. So we get up, face a new day. We let the future arrive and the past disappear. We let dawn a beginning and say goodbye to what was. We keep continuing on in life, getting up each new day, one after another, no matter what life has handed us. That's the way of the world.
Find your peace of mind and let it happen.
Just let it happen.
Indeed.
The lyric always made me think about change, handling change. Transitions. Things we might look back upon, things in our past. Things that might have sorrow attached vanish in the morrow. In future days they do indeed disappear. We forget, move on, move ahead, move forward. That's the way of the world.
All of our life is a series of changes, one after another. The change might be good, or it might not be. It's beyond our control entirely. So we get up, face a new day. We let the future arrive and the past disappear. We let dawn a beginning and say goodbye to what was. We keep continuing on in life, getting up each new day, one after another, no matter what life has handed us. That's the way of the world.
Find your peace of mind and let it happen.
Just let it happen.
Indeed.
3 comments:
Its so easy sometimes to see that in many negative situations there is someway for you to find a positive way around it. Sometimes its not the most enjoyable direction or path but basically your peace of mind might be down the end of that (less than smooth) road.
Change that has been my life for the last 3 years..everyday has been a change and a challenge. somedays just that getting up and facing a new day is all I can handle...But I get up and hope that the change for today is a positive step...moving forward into the life I was intended to lead... I am looking forward to change and I will embrace what is instore for me...today
Well life has run me over a few times, I get up and walk it again, to be run over again. I recently wanted to stay on the ground, but I choose not to.
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