LIFE IS SO REAL

Life is so real (Behind the song)

A sheltered and loved child is protected from the realities of life. But the ups and downs of life become readily manifest later in the living period. The unpredictability leaves one shocked at times waiting for the next bad report. As the song says , “Life is like a bird, only the hunter knows when she’ll come down  again”. One is then introduced to the new players in the drama of living. Sickness, Death, old age and then of course the daily grind, the joys of successes and the disillusion of failure, the struggles to move one step forward, and then the two steps back. The beauty of a Rose and then its disappearance. When life drops us to our knees or when if causes us to leap in pure exaltation and unmitigated exhilaration. These are surprises awaiting one as one crawls out of the cocoon. Yet most of us cherish life with all its surprises and hold on to the very end making the best of every day even during the truth of what Job 14:1,2 says, “Man, born of woman, Is short-lived  and filled with trouble.  He comes up like a blossom and then withers away; He flees like a shadow and disappears “. Ecclesiastes 6:6 states, “What is the benefit of living a thousand years twice over but not experiencing enjoyment? Do not all go to the same place?”. But would not living thousands of years without the pains of life constantly overshadowing the enjoyment of life be a worthwhile hope and pursuit. Well it is a possibility, Psalm 37:11promises, “But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”. How LONG? “The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it.” Verse 29. So although the song laments the negativity of this life and while we acknowledging the shared joys, these future promises eliminate the negativity and leave in its wake only a wonderful life of pleasure and happiness. A life of such absolute quality and length is worth taking the time to verify because it is worth more than billions monetarily. And if the possibility of billions would move us to take time to investigate, would not such a life be worth much more and thus the time invested beneficial , producing something even more lucrative. These were thoughts behind the song , “Life is so real”. When we see the negative clearly without becoming negative then the positive becomes an even more beautiful contrast.