Healing power of MUSIC
Some people say old age is a process of loss. Our bodily functions go one by one and you are never quite sure which part of your body is going to fail next, whether permanently or just a sudden malfunction of your knee that make you almost trip.
I was gazing at the full moon the other night thinking rather morosely that I probably only have about 180 full moons left in my life. Then the words of Cat Steven’s old song, Moonshadow came to mind:
Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
Leapin and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land,
Oh if I ever lose my hands, Oh if... I won't have to work no more.
And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry,
Yes if I ever lose my eyes, Oh if... I won't have to cry no more.
Yes I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
Leapin' and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
And if I ever lose my legs, I won't moan, and I won't beg,
Yes if I ever lose my legs, Oh if... I won't have to walk no more.
And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south,
Yes if I ever lose my mouth, Oh if... I won't have to talk...
I have a real chance of loosing my eyesight first. But thanks to my sister, Soni, when I first faced the possibility she pointed out all the benefits of being blind: lots of free stuff, she showed me online. I almost wanted to be blind to get all the freebies! In any case, I find it helps to imagine losses and what would I do if they happened. Thinking of all the positive things.
Some people say old age is a process of loss. Our bodily functions go one by one and you are never quite sure which part of your body is going to fail next, whether permanently or just a sudden malfunction of your knee that make you almost trip.
I was gazing at the full moon the other night thinking rather morosely that I probably only have about 180 full moons left in my life. Then the words of Cat Steven’s old song, Moonshadow came to mind:
Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
Leapin and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land,
Oh if I ever lose my hands, Oh if... I won't have to work no more.
And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry,
Yes if I ever lose my eyes, Oh if... I won't have to cry no more.
Yes I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
Leapin' and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow
And if I ever lose my legs, I won't moan, and I won't beg,
Yes if I ever lose my legs, Oh if... I won't have to walk no more.
And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south,
Yes if I ever lose my mouth, Oh if... I won't have to talk...
I have a real chance of loosing my eyesight first. But thanks to my sister, Soni, when I first faced the possibility she pointed out all the benefits of being blind: lots of free stuff, she showed me online. I almost wanted to be blind to get all the freebies! In any case, I find it helps to imagine losses and what would I do if they happened. Thinking of all the positive things.