'm trying to find something to base my life upon, Something in this strange world that goes on and on. As the years go by and time fades away, What used to be "good days" are now filled with dismay. Tomorrow comes, and then again it goes, And my ambition to become something more grows and grows. Ar…
Can't we all come and meet each other And no matter what colour we may be Be able to show we love one another And then together we'll stand, you and me The leaders of Tomorrow, Planning for what is to come Otherwise there will be lots of needless sorrow Over killing which is quite dumb. So come clo…
When I was young on rainy days, Alone on my front porch I'd play. I'd lose myself in another time That I could create with my toys and my mind. Tomorrow never mattered to me, For that was where I would always be. There would be no hurt, no pain, no tears, There were no worries; there was nothing to…
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must—but don’t you quit. Life is queer with its twists and tur…
A human being is part of a whole. Called by us “Universe”, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest. A kind of optical illusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us. Restricting us to our perso…
Do not believe those who try to persuade you that composition is only a cold exercise of the intellect. The only music capable of moving and touching us is that which flows from the depths of a composer’s soul when he is stirred by inspiration. There is no doubt that even the greatest musical geniu…
Figure it out for yourself, my lad, You've all that the greatest of men have had, Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes, And a brain to use if you would be wise. With this equipment they all began, So start at the top and say "I can." Look them over, the wise and great, They take their food from…
Sometimes people go through life wondering what they're here for or who we are supposed to spend our lives with or even what we will do when we get older. I know I ask myself those questions all the time, But why spend life wondering or asking questions? Life is too short to live wondering why or w…
I paused to stand and watch a man who had come to the road's divide. My wonder soared as I watched his stare slowly shift from side to side. He stood as if not noticing that many passed him by. They moved without a second glance down the road most traveled by. Then as I watched, he stepped full str…
Death is an inevitable fate. Someday we have to go. You hope you did your best in life, but how are you to know? It's not the model of your car or brand of clothes you wear. It's not some fancy, famous name, sewn in your underwear. It's not the square footage of your house or what you keep inside.…
When times are hard, you might stop for a bit, But it's not over until the moment you quit. On a river's bridge, failures are the planks; Take one step at a time until you reach its banks. Don't give up on your dreams; chase them instead; You will find, one morning, as you wake up from bed, That yo…
When I was attending mass today in light of Easter, I saw a beautiful symbolic gesture, where a fire taken from a single brazier with a candle is spread across the room, each person offering up their candle to light up another’s. The whole cathedral was dark in the beginning, but as more candles we…