Day Eight:
I read today about a guy named Al Fischer. Al is a 75-year old man from Long Island, N.Y. with a big heart, as evidenced by his giving of his 320th pint of blood this past week. Since his first blood donation back in 1951, Mr. Fischer has donated about 40 gallons.
That’s a lot of Giving.
That’s a lot of Heart.
That’s a lot of Life.
This mind for generosity reminds me of a lyrical phrase in a song from an artist I’ve recently been turned on to. Regina Spektor says…
“…this is how it works. You peer inside yourself. You take the things you like and try to love the things you took. And then you take that love you made and stick it into some. Someone else's heart pumping someone else's blood…”
I doubt that Al and Spektor have met. But I get the feeling they’re singing the same song.
Today I learned that I wanna live more like Spektor sings, and Al gives…
J.C. León
Here's the song in it's entirety:
MY SONG MY SONG MY SONG MY SONG MY SONG MY SONG MY SONG MY SONG MY SONG(: i had to comment twice because i LOVE her with my life.
ReplyDeleteElyse, just like the lollipops comment.
Being a mere age of 12, i do not understand most of this song, but the parts i do understand i can take apart and look at life from another perspective. I never really stoped to think about the parts i understand. I really apreaciate that you took time to post this song because it gave me a message to think about, a new challange to unfold. i will eventually figure this out. I will eventulally understand what the message is, but untill then, The part that really made sense to me is...
ReplyDeleteThis is how it works, your young
your not, you live untill you dont,
you try until you cant, you laugh
untill you cry, you cry untill you
laugh....
That is the part that i like the most because it couldnt be more true. the rest is a blur, but i will always think of that. Im sorry this is so long. To make a long story short, I really apreciate your time to this blog because it made me think. I will listen to this song a few more times, I wont figure it, but as the song says, You try untill you cant.
-Lindsey, ace of clubs per.2
PS i know this is irrelivent