Thursday, March 16, 2006
Imagine
Imagine - John Lennon
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
John Lennon wasn't exactly a metaphysical poet, but this strikes me as the antithesis of the Leviathan. Could it ever happen? Even Lennon seems to think it is a far way off from the way things are. Problem is, this sort of idea requires cooperation and people caring about one another. Even in Milton's world, this would be pretty tough, knowing that our old pal Satan is always about. Without him, we probably could have made it. It's nice to have a dream though... are there any metaphysical poets that share Lennon's vision?
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Cool.
I don't know that it's a "pretty Hobbesian world", but I think that's one way to look at it. I think there are other ways as well.
I'm not sure whether or not Lennon practiced any of the values he espoused... and I don't find that that really matters to me. It still seems like a nice idea, if unattainable.
Surprisingly, I don't find that God really matters in this equation... secular humanists can easily be seen as metaphysicals as they seem to believe in a visceral morality that is perhaps encoded within our DNA. Still, reaching out to others and recognizing a sense of morality seem to be the key points here; believe in a God is kind of a bonus -- although at the time, it was probably pretty much mandatory, at least nominally.
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I don't know that it's a "pretty Hobbesian world", but I think that's one way to look at it. I think there are other ways as well.
I'm not sure whether or not Lennon practiced any of the values he espoused... and I don't find that that really matters to me. It still seems like a nice idea, if unattainable.
Surprisingly, I don't find that God really matters in this equation... secular humanists can easily be seen as metaphysicals as they seem to believe in a visceral morality that is perhaps encoded within our DNA. Still, reaching out to others and recognizing a sense of morality seem to be the key points here; believe in a God is kind of a bonus -- although at the time, it was probably pretty much mandatory, at least nominally.
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