Living Life Upside Down?
I don’t know why this song was on my mind the other day, other than for the sheer fact that I have been reading a lot of news lately. There are some days where I just shake my head and have to wonder where all of the current turmoil will land us all in the long run. We have law breaking anarchist shutting down military recruiting centers, vandalizing them, and thumbing their noses at the law, while the law makers sit back and watch (and in Berkeley the supposed law makers even participate in the chaos). It’s hard to not become discouraged. Today, we are going to a nice, quiet, relaxing spot to just enjoy one another and some great exhibits (animal and nature). After that, who knows? Naps may be required! I hope you all have a beautiful day!
Here’s the song that’s been running through my mind. It’s not a cheerful song, but a good sobering reminder of the importance of being mindful of those around us. If we want to look back with no regrets at the end of our lives, I am becoming more convinced as I age, that it’s essential to be less and less absorbed with self, and more absorbed with the needs of those around us.
“Greater love hath no man…”
Living Life Upside Down
lyrics by Russ Lee
John has a new way of looking at life
He’s tired of his job, his kids and his wife
He says the secret to his success
Was in leaving and finding himself
Now he’s someone to somebody else.
And you say we’ve risen to a new age of truth
You’re calling it a spiritual Godly pursuit
But I say, I say,
(chorus)
What if we’ve fallen to the bottom of a well
Thinking we’ve risen to the top of a mountain
What if we’re knocking at the gates of hell
Thinking we’re heaven bound
What if we spend our lives thinking of ourselves
When we should have been thinking of each other
What if we reach up and touch the ground
To find we’re living life upside down.
We’ve got a program for saving the earth
While unborn children are denied their right to birth
One baby’s blessed, another cursed
Have we made this world better or worse
Now that the life of a tree comes first
And you say we’ve risen to a new age of light
You’re telling me what used to be wrong is now right
But I say, I say,
What if we’re living, what if we’re living,
What if we’re living life upside down.
Thanks for the lyrics Claire. They are very poignant. I hope that you and Mr. Hooah are enjoying your day. We are having more snow flurries and I seem to be getting into more of a funk. Once we get to the next phase of the boy’s Army career, we shall know what is next for him.