Pacifist Patriot
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Tue Apr-05-11 01:12 PM
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Appreciate moments of sheer contentment as they come. |
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I was just driving home in the rain with my three children. Not one of us has the same taste in music so there is generally a bit of a tussle over control of the radio. Patiently taking turns becomes essential to safe driving.
We're nearing home when the first two notes of a song come on the current station. Fourteen year old reaches over for the volume dial as the ten year old shouts, "turn it up" and the seven year old squeals, "yes!"
All three of them begin belting out the lyrics. My teenager's off-key amazingly deep voice, blending with the ten year old's cracking warble and the seven year old's still babyish tones. Their singing only interrupted with a plea for me to turn the corner and take the long way so the song can finish.
Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today
Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one.
It's enough to get a mother through another day of dirty laundry, telling lies and fighting below the belt. . . . . . . . . . Oh, and I'm talking about the GOP, not my kids.
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