So long ago so clear...
...are the memories of when I first became aware of the way people treat each other sometimes...
So long ago so clear...
...are the memories of when I first heard the sunlike, sparkling voice of Jon Anderson when I was 8 years old...and I still cannot get enough of his voice, his lyrics, his songs...
So long ago so clear...
...are the memories of when I first went off to college at 18, so desperate to be on my own, yet not knowing the financial ramifications of doing so without a lot of my own money, not knowing what I really wanted, not knowing how burnt-out I'd be from the pressure to do everything and be everything to everyone...losing my True Self in the process...
So long ago so clear...
...are the memories of when I heard more of Jon's work with Vangelis, plus got fully introduced to his being front man for Yes (thanks to a long-ago acquaintance in a New Age chatroom)...and I began my journey Home to my Real Self...
I no longer felt, or feel, alone. I felt, and feel like there is a kindred, but older, spirit lighting my way...so that I can light the way for others...
Maybe that last phrase sounds a bit egotistical...but is it egotistical to want to pay forward all the Universal Love and Peace I feel within the music of my favorite musician and his co-collaborators, both of whom continually inspire me to continue on my personal Quest?
Is it egotistical to want to share how it feels to finally know what it is to divest oneself of all the pain, hurt and anger, simply by sitting and absorbing--not just listening to--beautiful words that can bring one back from the edge of one's personal hell, and close to--and even over--the edge of knowing one's True Self?
I may never get to meet Jon in person, but in the Universal scheme of things, I feel I know him anyway...I feel I know his soul, at least through his music...but most importantly, I know what he means to a lot of other people, too. He's not just a front man for a prog-rock band, nor is he just an entertainer with a beautiful voice and instrumental talent from here to his old hometown and back again.
He's someone who's come here from the stars to remind us all of the peace and beauty of Home.
...So to think how far I've come, spiritually...oh, sure, I've put in my own efforts..but...how much extra effort would I have put in had I not known Jon's music?
'Tis something I think about...particularly on my birthday (or thereabouts).
Can't help it...it comes with the territory of realizing where I am in life and how much further I have to go...
...and how I've not completed my Earthly missions just yet.
Blessings and Namaste,
Rev. Kat ^.^
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