Greetings Dear Reader,
Since I have more downtime, I have been watching movies I
like whilst writing and staying in place.
I recently watched the original Highlander. I enjoyed seeing this excellent film again
but I also got stuck on a question that is asked. The music in this film is one of the things
that makes it great. It features the
song, Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen (below).
The question that worms through my mind is at the zenith of
the song. The entire question is, “Who
dares to love forever oh, when love must die?”
The thing about a question like this is that it becomes invalid if any
part of the question is false. An
example would be if I asked you if you preferred to go to the movies on
February 30th or 31st.
Since those days do not exist, the question is not a valid one.
Since the dependent clause “when love must die”, the question
is only valid if love can die. I submit
that genuine love never dies. There are
people that hate me that I love dearly. There
are people who I love who want nothing to do with me. I have failed others and been discarded by
others. I do not abandon my love for
them. I have lost my way, but when I
honestly consider it, my love does not die.
If we have genuine love for someone, we do not stop loving that
person. We may be wounded and weak from
unloving acts by them. We have
resentment due to our own failure to forgive.
When the pressure is on as in our time of sequester, we have to choose
if we genuinely love others. If we do,
then the pressure will not be too much for our love.
There are literally billions of disappointments across the
globe at this time. We can find hope if
we accept that we can love without fear of love dying. We can choose love in any circumstance and crush
most barriers. It is in loving others
without reserve that we can find the power and strength to endure forced
isolation and required cohabitation. If
we choose to show love to others at every turn, we will find the strength to
endure this time.
I must continue to look outward and see the places where
others need love. I may only be able to
give a kind word, share a laugh, or send a small gift. I can also assure that I do so out of genuine
love. I can say I love you to others
more frequently. I can share what I have
with those in need. If I act and
interact out of love, then it becomes stronger.
Following Christ in this time of COVID means that I do not accept
that love will die. I accept that time
will pass and that forever is something good.
There is a time and a place for us, Dear Reader. It is up to us to see the eternal nature of
love and carry it with us into every moment of this distress. Who wants to live forever? I do because love does not die. As I said yesterday, I love you.
Who
Wants To Live Forever – Queen
There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams,
Yet slips away from us?
Who wants to live forever?
Who wants to live forever?
There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one
Sweet moment set aside for us
Who wants to live forever?
Who wants to live forever?
Who?
Oh, when love must
die?
But touch my tears with your lips
Touch my world with your fingertips
And we can have forever
And we can love forever
Forever is our today
Who wants to live forever?
Who wants to live forever?
Forever is our today
Who waits forever anyway?
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Every human story is part of the great story that leads
to the Father getting everything back to Good.
Contacts for Aramis
Thorn:
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