Cuando No Puede Ser

Some have asked what was the inspiration behind ,” Cuando No Puede Ser” The translation in English would be “When things can’t be”
The world is filled with things that can’t be and sometimes we are forced into just accepting it can t be. Think of the loved ones and families that have been torn apart by war , hate, prejudice and interference in their lives by those who don t care. For instance think about all those who have had their special relationships , those in love, close families , friends ripped apart in Syria and now in Ukraine, as well as many other places throughout history. In Russia right now there is a religious group being stomped out of existence, families being ripped apart, elderly members being thrown into prison, husbands beaten and imprisoned all for just practicing their faith that makes them even better citizens. What about untold suffering to loved ones because of race, religion and nationality. What about the horribleness of slavery and family members being sold and sent in separate directions.. We could go on and on and fill many books, but that is not what the song is about. It is about how to deal with all these horrid actions and maintain ones values and faith in spite of them.
The English Poet and writer Rudyard Kipling said it well in his poem “IF” when he spoke of ” Triumph and Disaster and [treating} those two imposters the same” The Bible writer Paul in Philippians 4:11-13 also spoke of the  “secret” of dealing with  the positive and negative circumstances in life.
All the above situations can effect us internally, can make us loose our good motives, our love and values, make us lash out, and act irrationally, become bitter where vengeance and hate becomes our possession. These things that happen to us are IMPOSTERS in our life! Kipling focused on the right way to look at these things in order to maintain our good values. Paul focused also on having the right view and on getting strength from God.
The song is also about dealing with these injustices and keeping our cool and not loosing our balance and our love, not letting it take over the rest of our life.. The English translation of the song focuses on ‘keep our love pure in spite of the arrows in our heart’, ‘we will keep loving each other in the same way regardless of the fact that we can t be together under these circumstances. The second verse focuses on the ‘hope that time cures all wounds and more pain can come from a selfish love, but true love is willing to sacrifice, willing to wait, is unselfish and endures the arrows’ At the time I was coming from a place that couldn’t be and that was the inspiration behind the song, so it became a message to myself and those I loved. May the message be of benefit to all of you that have to undergo the undesirable.1 Corinthians 13:4-8 states a valuable truth  “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous. It does not brag, does not  get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury, It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.   All the above was the inspiration behind the song, “Cuando no puede ser”
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