Ok, all you ever so silent readers – here’s your chance to comment.
Do you think Garth Brooks was right?
In case you haven’t a clue what I’m talking about, here are some of the lyrics:
Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared beneath the stars above
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end
The way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance
Some days I think ol’ Garth was off his rocker – but, maybe some dances ARE worth it; and, maybe the pain isn’t so pesky once you’re dancing again . . .
So – what do you think?
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8 comments:
I'm just a wall weed so I wouldn't really know.
I bet Garth Brooks wants you to dance; he makes music.
Of course, even if you don't like Garth Brooks I'd say it's still worth it. If you don't dance how are you supposed to show off your moves? Enough said.
Here's what my friend Teddy Roosevelt told me the other day on a similar subject. It's not put to music, but I still think it makes sense.
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
Definitely. Anything that is worth doing is difficult. Garth is totally on his rocker! :)
ABSOLUTELY! :) What do YOU think?
I must say that that reader Jacob is very wise. I agree 100% with what he said. If you don't take the dance you will always wonder what if? Nate & I danced to this very song at our wedding reception. We knew our marriage would never be easy & you have seen for yourself that your brother has really been through quite the dance over the last 13 years. A dance that I am sure he would prefer many times to sit out but I am so grateful he has kept dancing even when I was too tired or too broken to dance he continued to lead me & cary me thru the dance. I don't think Garth Brooks was on when it came to "Unanswered Prayers" but I do think he is on with this one.
I think that people remember things like dancing under the stars, because those experiences, for whatever the reason, made them feel an extreme amount of joy. And everyone longs for joy, or happiness. Right? “Adam fell that men might be, men are that they might have joy.” So they participate in actions that define joy for them at the time, which in turn produces a wonderful memory, or a “moment [when] all the world was right,” as Garth Brooks put it. But frankly, I think that memories like these are way overrated. I feel that memories of dancing and the like are only good for a once-every-couple-of-years-stay-up-till-midnight-with-friends¬-discussing-all-of-the-“great times.” I feel sad for anyone who sets the memory on a pedestal. Because the world was so right, they keep, unsuccessfully, seeking the same memory or joy. And I don’t think that they will ever find it because joy is relative. It has a lot to do with the things that are happening to us and around us at that time. That dancing scene may have fit the definition of joy for us at the time that it happened, but it won’t later. I guarantee that if you danced under the stars with the same person or even different people a hundred times, only a few of those would be as memorable, if any at all. I feel that as a person matures their definition for joy should mature as well. They should seek new possibilities for joy. I can relate to this song. I have danced under the stars before, and yeah I felt an extreme amount of joy as I did it, and yeah it didn’t work out for us either, and yeah it caused some pain. But who cares? I sure don’t. Sure there are times that something triggers that memory and I get a feeling that I think is the same feeling I felt then, but in reality it isn’t that at all. It’s just the feeling of wanting that again, not of joy. After I realize this, I am able to work on forgetting that memory and concentrate and refocus on the present, on my new self, new surroundings, new possibilities. This process allows me to be happy and joyful continually, regardless of the bad times, slow times, poor times, all of the times when the world seems to be not right. Oh shoot, I don’t think I answered the question. Sorry.
Thanks for the great comments. I enjoy hearing the perspectives of and learning from deep thinkers and thoughtful friends.
You asked what I think . . . I think Garth was right, but I think it is dramatically easier to say this and mean it when the world has been "righted" again.
I, too, have been torn thinking about this song in times past. The main advantage I've ever found was that "the dance" helped me pick out the future best dancer for me in a very short amount of time. I guess all experience is good for us in one way or another...right?
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