Some October building blocks in honor of John Lennon

 

1020 Building Blocks—Together

Human history is filled with  examples of  the choice between  can’t and won’t.  Some people in some situations simply cannot do some things.  As a very good baseball player once said “hitting this guy today was like trying to  hit an aspirin  in a snow storm.”   There are always a large number of things we haven’t learned how to do yet and there are always a few things  various environmental  realities will prohibit.  

On the other hand there are many things we  don’t believe we can do or we haven’t haven’t figured out how to do or why to do yet.   There are  other things we try todo alone that  kmight happen if we find  some folks to do them with us.   There are still other things we simply  choose  not to do.  These are  the basic ideas I have been passing through my  awareness while  wondering what changes  in our world could be explored.  For example one day a couple days ago my daughter pondered “what if we weren’t spending all this money on weapons to deter other countries  from launching  an attack

 What would our country look like?”  After all once you have  played tic tax toe long enough and produced  enough firepower to destroy the world dozens of times over.... what real steps can be taken to change course?  This to me. Seems to be a question of. Can’t versus  won’t.   

Okay... well... then I brought this down to a  more personal level and started working  out some lyrics.   Theses are not finished, however, they fall solidly  in the realm of. Won’t and  plead with. Folks to use won’t when it fits and then to think about other choices.  

The main question these lyrics explore is  why don’t we?  Is it because we can’t. Or we. Won’t....

If we will only see the world in terms of what  we lack

If  we look with hate and envy at  another  person’s stack

If we will only give as long as we are getting back

Does it matter how fast our train rolls  if we won’t choose a new track

If we won’t help each other does it matter what laws. That we make?

If we won’t help each other. Does it matter which of them we break?

If we won’t row together  can we really cross  the lake?

If we won’t open hearts together  are we ever  quite awake?

Well that’s the start...some building blocks... there will be some more by the weekend...

Until then... 

Accept the things. You haven’t learned. How to do yet and help others own their choices with. Open hearts and open minds

Peace.