Another Song:"Could we walk the streets together…"

Hi,
I am posting another song. This beautiful poem was written by one our IofC friend Rob Wood (Australia). It's so much enriching. I thought of sharing with you all...

Could we walk the streets together…

When I walk the streets of plenty

And enjoy a life of ease

I can shut out this world’s worries

And just do as I please

With my home and car and video

My savings growing fast

And leisured hours to while away

Yes what more could I ask

But if we, share gladly, of all we possess

Care deeply, for lands in distress

Give freely, to those who have less

Than either, you or I

Share gladly, of all we possess

Care deeply, for lands in distress

Give freely, to those who have less

Yes if we, live simply, then others may simply live

When you walk the streets of poverty

Then life is a constant fight

You must live on any scraps you find

The streets your home by nights

It’s so hard to keep your sense of worth

With so few clothes to wear

In the slum of some big city

Where the future spells despair

But if we, share gladly…

Yes if we, live simply, then others may simply live

Could we walk the streets together

Our hearts and skills combined

Could we end all we want, forever

Your future matter like mine

And if once we turned our backs on greed

Would there be hope again

That everyone could have there needs

And dignity regained

Yes, if we, share gladly…

Yes if we, live simply, then others may simply live

- Rob Wood

(Asia Plateau, Panchgani, January 1991)

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A song

I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone,
I recommend walking around naked in your living room,

Swallow it down ( what a jagged little pill )
It feels so good ( swimming in your stomach )
Wait until the dust settles

You live you learn
You love you learn
You cry you learn
You lose you learn
You bleed you learn
You scream you learn

I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone
I certainly do
I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time
Feel free

Throw it down ( the caution blocks you from the wind )
Hold it up ( to the rays )
You wait and see when the smoke clear

You live you learn
You love you learn
You cry you learn
You lose you learn
You bleed you learn
You scream you learn

Wear it out ( the way a three-year-old would do )
Melt it down ( you're gonna have to eventually anyway )
The fire trucks are coming up around the bend

You live you learn
You love you learn
You cry you learn
You lose you learn
You bleed you learn
You scream you learn

You grieve you learn
You choke you learn
You laugh you learn
You choose you learn
You pray you learn
You ask you learn
You live you learn

By Alanis Morissette

What is God?

I do not believe in stone/human Gods. I do not why? But I know, whom/ what i believe in and why. According to people God is supreme power . But they still in confusion: what is a God really ? They fight for religion, for Gods who not exists in this real world. In this era, after knowing the fact that moon and sun are not God, if people worship them, then those people are fools , not only fools but big fools. But these people do not care about the human beings. They are ready to give a gold snake in the temple but they are not ready to give a loaf of bread to a child who does not have food and shelter. I just do not like the artificial love towards God without knowing what or who is God? People worship BABA (human beings) as their Gods. But what the human God have extra!! They do not have extra eye or leg or hand or heart. They do not have extra brain also. They just use the emotion of other people to become God and earn good money. I agree to that they have something extra i.e. influencing power and analytical power. So when a person ask any question, then so called God give nice answer with using different techniques. That might be using AVK language means, by knowing which type of person you are( from your question). They use the appropriate word for the right people. By this they means so Called Gods are able to make rapport with others. I think I am diverted from the original topic. Let's come to the original one.
What really God means to me? If some will ask this question to me , my answer will be, " I do not believe in traditional God. I believe in Three things, I think they are the Gods, Real God. Before starting who those three are, I want that ask yourself one question " What do you mean by Mystry?" I think a lot of things are coming. That is good but think in this term "why Sun is not a mystry anymore?" Because we call a mystry, a mystry till the date the science, arts behind the mystry are not discovered. So What is the biggest mystry of today? For me it is TIME, means WAQT. If you are thinking that i am wrong ask another question to your self what is the defination of Time? For me the defination is ,gap between two activities!! It may be of 3 mins or of 3 years. So according me to Time is my 1st God. 2nd god for me is Place. If you are at the right place at the right time then you are the most successful person.(but we say God helpped me) But Who helped you to over come this problem? I respect him as my 3rd God. That is my self / my voice. Just listen to the inner voice what really it wants to say. Pray and worship these three things in your own way you will be successful.
I think this much information is available with me today. Meet you after a time.