Thank you for sharing another great song. I did not know this song.
Listening to this song and reading your explanation, I felt that the song speaks for myself.
It expresses what I've vaguely had in my mind crystal clearly and it makes perfect sense to me.
Shamelessly to be honest, it let me realize that I was feeling the weight of the world on my shoulder, too (although I've been a nobody and done nothing about it), and that's why more than sometimes I felt under even when I was living otherwise a peaceful retirement life. I feel like the weight was so heavy that my scale has been broken. I have mixed feelings about it. Half of me says I should fix my scale. The other half warns me that you don't want to fix it because you won't bear the true weight of it and you will crush yourself. But as the song says I know I must keep my faith alive somehow.
Whatever happened to the values of humanity? True!
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality? True!
Most of us only care about money-makin' --> That seems to be the case.
Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction --> There seem to be so many cases of it.
This newsletter puts me back on track and keeps me looking in the right direction.
Thank you, as always, for your insightful comments. You’re struggling with something that so many people here on Substack write about. There is so much going on the world, how do we deal with it and not succumb to exhaustion, frustration, depression? How can we truly make a difference in the world? Is it too late? Today is Rosh Hashana. I saw someone had posted this in Notes. It seems appropriate to share it with you. I can't seem to post the photo, so I will write what it said:
"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief.
Do justly, now.
Love mercy, now.
Walk humbly, now.
You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
I quote this song all of the time! It’s a good one.
This is the first of many songs you introduced to us back at the college. I still listen to this with mixed feelings of frustration, worries and hope.
Kaori❣️It’s so good to hear from you. 🫂
Yes, I agree. We have made progress in some ways, but sometimes it seems as though we’ve taken several steps back. Together, we have to forge ahead!✌🏽
Dear Louise,
Thank you for sharing another great song. I did not know this song.
Listening to this song and reading your explanation, I felt that the song speaks for myself.
It expresses what I've vaguely had in my mind crystal clearly and it makes perfect sense to me.
Shamelessly to be honest, it let me realize that I was feeling the weight of the world on my shoulder, too (although I've been a nobody and done nothing about it), and that's why more than sometimes I felt under even when I was living otherwise a peaceful retirement life. I feel like the weight was so heavy that my scale has been broken. I have mixed feelings about it. Half of me says I should fix my scale. The other half warns me that you don't want to fix it because you won't bear the true weight of it and you will crush yourself. But as the song says I know I must keep my faith alive somehow.
Whatever happened to the values of humanity? True!
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality? True!
Most of us only care about money-makin' --> That seems to be the case.
Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction --> There seem to be so many cases of it.
This newsletter puts me back on track and keeps me looking in the right direction.
Thank you.
Mitsuru Hiki
Hi Mitsuru,
Thank you, as always, for your insightful comments. You’re struggling with something that so many people here on Substack write about. There is so much going on the world, how do we deal with it and not succumb to exhaustion, frustration, depression? How can we truly make a difference in the world? Is it too late? Today is Rosh Hashana. I saw someone had posted this in Notes. It seems appropriate to share it with you. I can't seem to post the photo, so I will write what it said:
"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief.
Do justly, now.
Love mercy, now.
Walk humbly, now.
You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
-- the Talmud"