An 11 year old seeing Shakespeare for the first time, was asked during intermission, "do you understand what is being said?" She replied, "not really, but its like good music, sometimes you have to hear it a couple times before it sinks in."
I have thought about this statement for a while. It so profound, … an 11yr old girl gets IT.
Children often teach more than is credited, and it also reminded me about a song. Bruce Springsteen wrote the song, ‘Reason to Believe.’
“Take a baby to the river Kyle William they called him
Wash the baby in the water take away little Kyle's sin
In a whitewash shotgun shack an old man passes away take the body to the graveyard and over him they pray Lord won't you tell us,
Tell us what does it mean
At the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe”
Humans it is believed by many are born perfect, with all the knowledge of the universe within. As they grow and are socialized, they loose some of their innocence, their purity. Adulthood, like this song verse is backwards. Why would Babies have any sins, when born?
People are always looking for hope, meaning or purpose, and are usually disappointed because they do not see.
Often there are small moments, examples, mostly overlooked in everyday social interactions that are so enlightening, and inspiring. Yet, adults go past them as if they can not be bothered.
We see good deeds and cry; we see harmful things and shrug.
We walk through our homes and seldom really notice what is in the pictures hung on the wall.
The media of America will salivate and comb every last detail of a fallen celebrity or an inspiring politician, yet spend very little time or just a few minutes on a good deed, or even a miracle.
So, the Boss sings;...
“Seen a man standin' over a dead dog lyin' by the highway in a ditch
He's lookin' down kinda puzzled pokin' that dog with a stick
Got his car door flung open he's standin' out on highway 31
Like if he stood there long enough that dog'd get up and run
Struck me kinda funny seem kinda funny sir to me
Still at the end of every hard day people find some reason to believe”
If a child can get IT, why can’t humans keep it when they are older?
IT, is believing without asking.
IT, is the patience to listen.
IT, is not passing judgment before hearing all of the words spoken.
IT, is giving respect to something or someone unknown without having to know them.
…and IT is what grownups need now to fix all the things that are causing suffering.
Bumba, Dee, Da,…Happy Trails!
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