PainefulTruth
Romantic Cynic
I know, why the Beatles. They've had a lot of influence which should be examined. There are three songs which cause us to emote a certain way about life, but I think they're incomplete or just wrong:
Let it Be: Words of wisdom, really? Though I'm not completely sure what it's getting at, it seems to advocate a passive, apathetic, non -participatory existence.
All You Need Is Love: We certainly want and even need love, but that's not all there is. I think we can achieve fulfillment by giving and needing love, but there are other paths as well. For some, it may not even be available, but that doesn't mean their lives can have no meaning.
Imagine: "Imagine all the people living life in peace". Of all their songs, this is the most erroneous. We aren't here to float through life without contention. Evil people will always be here, putting their own importance above the rest of us and causing discord. Then in the next breath the song asks us to imagine no heaven, which seems to be a contradiction. Yes, live life for today as in not for some life to come, but that doesn't mean to live life only for the moment at hand either.
We're here to love, discover, create and when necessary, take a stand.
I'm not picking on the Beatles, just these particular songs. They had a lot of others. Two of my favorites are the whimsical Rocky Raccoon, with whom I identity having learned early that Gideon has checked out; and Because.
I like this version even better than the Beatles':
[ame=http://youtu.be/0wmKXQP_3zM]Because - Across the Universe - YouTube[/ame]
Let it Be: Words of wisdom, really? Though I'm not completely sure what it's getting at, it seems to advocate a passive, apathetic, non -participatory existence.
All You Need Is Love: We certainly want and even need love, but that's not all there is. I think we can achieve fulfillment by giving and needing love, but there are other paths as well. For some, it may not even be available, but that doesn't mean their lives can have no meaning.
Imagine: "Imagine all the people living life in peace". Of all their songs, this is the most erroneous. We aren't here to float through life without contention. Evil people will always be here, putting their own importance above the rest of us and causing discord. Then in the next breath the song asks us to imagine no heaven, which seems to be a contradiction. Yes, live life for today as in not for some life to come, but that doesn't mean to live life only for the moment at hand either.
We're here to love, discover, create and when necessary, take a stand.
I'm not picking on the Beatles, just these particular songs. They had a lot of others. Two of my favorites are the whimsical Rocky Raccoon, with whom I identity having learned early that Gideon has checked out; and Because.
I like this version even better than the Beatles':
[ame=http://youtu.be/0wmKXQP_3zM]Because - Across the Universe - YouTube[/ame]