Last night I went to the birthday party of one of my best friends. And as the entertainment segment of the party she had "Lauren's Friends Got Talent." Which as you can guess is like a talent show. If you had one you would sign up. The 8th act of the show was a guy named Jem. I had never formally met him. I knew he was a funny guy because he told a funny joke and when he couldn't figure out his moms guitar he was just laughing it off. I thought "oh man this is going to be good." Expecting something funny (Like a juicy fruit commercial).
From the moment he sat down and played the first chord I knew I was wrong. He sang the Tide by the Spill Canvas. and he sang it with such passion...at one point I even thought he was crying. But when he played that last chord and stood up he was back to his funny self....it would have been so easy to forget the passion he had 30 seconds before. But I remembered it. He walked away with 2nd place.
But now to the actual point of my blog...that was just the inspiration. I got home from school today and when I came onto the computer I looked for the song. I didn't know what it was called...I just knew the band. I found it, I Youtubed it, and I had goosebumps.
The song is so...entrancing. Which is the first word that comes to mind. And it gives me goosebumps. Which seldom happens but it does. And while what the song is saying is wrong...that's probably why i get the goosebumps.
This song is beautiful. But this song is wrong. This is a song about 3 children growing up on the beach. And the mother gives her son some advice...advice that she obviously has no clue about.
"Heaven's not a place that you go when you die
It's that moment in life when you actually feel alive
So live for the moment
And take this advice, live by every word
Love is just a hoax so forget everything that you have heard."
First of all...Heaven is the place we should all strive for. Heaven is where I would like to spend my life...but first I have to fulfill my duty on earth. And "if Heaven is the moment in life when you actually feel alive" than I'm in Heaven. So that is obviously not quite right. Because I am no where near done what God has planned. I still have plenty of things to do.
Second of all...love is not a hoax. Love is all around us. Love is the best thing that you will ever find on this earth. God is love. God gives us love. Obviously this mother has no clue what she is talking about. Maybe she just hasn't found the greatest love of all yet. Which is of course the love that Jesus gave us. Love is the best thing in life. Nothing will ever out due it. So don't even try.
The only thing that is right in this is "live for the moment." That's true. Live for the moment God gives you. That one she got right. That is the only thing this mother should be telling her son.
I will continue to listen to this song...even if it isn't quite right. Because everytime I listen to it I think of a whole new things to say to it. Things I would like to say to this mother. Things I would like to tell the son...good advice.
This song is beautiful. Just like life is beautiful. And love is beautiful. And this world that God created is beautiful. Sometimes you just have to look a little bit harder for the beauty.
So take this advice:
Heaven is a place you go when you die. It's where your father lives. It's your home.
Moments in life when you feel alive...can be rare...but when you find them never let go.
Live for the moment.
Love is not a hoax. It's real. It's true. It's from God. It's the most amazing gift you could ever be given or give to someone. Don't take it for granted. Love is truly amazing and don't ever doubt that.
Song of the moment: The Tide by The Spill Canvas
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young.
1 Timothy 4:12
Music is what feelings sounds like....no matter what kind of bad advice it may give.
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