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(via RELEVANT Magazine - Blue Like Jazz)
It’s like it’s about me. But it’s not.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
written by Steve Taylor - one of my top three musicians
as performed by Fleming & John
Nothing is colder than the winds of change
Where the chill numbs the dreamer till a shadow remains
Among the ruins lies your tortured soul
Was it lost there
Or did your will surrender control?
Shivering with doubts that were left unattended
So you toss away the cloak that you should have mended
Don’t you know by now why the chosen are few?
It’s harder to believe than not to
Harder to believe than not to
It was a confidence that got you by
When you know you believed it, but you didn’t know why
No one imagines it will come to this
But it gets so hard when people don’t want to listen
Shivering with doubts that you left unattended
So you toss away the cloak that you should have mended
Don’t you know by now why the chosen are few?
It’s harder to believe than not to
Some stay paralyzed until they succumb
Others do what they feel, but their senses are numb
Some get trampled by the pious throng
Still they limp along
Are you sturdy enough to move to the front?
Is it nods of approval or the truth that you want?
And if they call it a crutch, then you walk with pride
Your accusers have always been afraid to go outside
They shiver with doubts that were left unattended
Then they toss away the cloak that they should have mended
You know by now why the chosen are few
It’s harder to believe than not to
I believe
Not fond of the “Belief-o-matic” name, but whatever.
I’d be interested to see what usgroovykids gets. And you, too.
I’m somehow either Seventh Day Adventist (100%? How?) or Orthodox Quaker. Maybe Eastern Orthodox. I’m not sure I agree with that, although I kinda like the Orthodox Quaker designation. I thought I’d be one of these guys.
““Faith in God means believing absolutely in something with no proof whatsoever. Faith in humanity means believing absolutely in something with a huge amount of proof to the contrary. We are the true believers.”” — Joss Whedon
On the first part: Very good definition, except there is proof. It’s just not tangible, scientific proof, it’s hard to come by, and it only comes after you don’t need it.
On the second part: I think that’s called naiveté. Or perhaps ignorance. Or, to reference an Einstein quote, you could even call it insanity.
Of course, I do have faith in humanity. Not in general, but in those people who do choose to do good, to pursue the love and benefit of others over self. But, even with thousands of years of opportunity and instruction and modeling, such people are still a minority. And even they screw up in some ways on occasion.
