IMAGINE 1975-2016 Dr. Don DeForge Silver Sands Veterinry Center
Imagine
John Lennon
1975
If John Lennon was still with us what whould he believe was the impact of "Imagine" written by himself and Yoko forty one years ago?
"Imagine"
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... Aha-ah...
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...
You may say 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...
You may say 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!
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today... Aha-ah...
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...
You may say 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...
You may say 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!
I have been called a dreamer many times during my 44 years as a veterinarian. To some that is a put down.....to me it is a complement. I was blessed with parents who were very positive and who taught me that even in the darkest moment if you stay positie you can make a change in any negative action toward you. They told me to seek solutions to problems and not to be overcome by these problems.
Lennon looked at the world and wanted to make change....stop war......end poverty......remove class
distinction and structure....and eliminate greed. When we look at our world 41 years past "Imagine," it does not appear we have made much progress. For many that would lead to the concluson that Lennon as a dreamer was wrong and that "Imagine" was only words that could never be translated into action.
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. -Mother Teresa
Saint Teresa of Calcutta believed as I believe...we must create ripples......we cannot change the world.....each one of us performing one act of kindess each day can make a difference in a world of ego, anxiety, and negativity where money collection has replaced man's concern for the brotherhood of man.
Begin today:
"You may say I'm a dreamer
Lennon looked at the world and wanted to make change....stop war......end poverty......remove class
distinction and structure....and eliminate greed. When we look at our world 41 years past "Imagine," it does not appear we have made much progress. For many that would lead to the concluson that Lennon as a dreamer was wrong and that "Imagine" was only words that could never be translated into action.
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. -Mother Teresa
Saint Teresa of Calcutta believed as I believe...we must create ripples......we cannot change the world.....each one of us performing one act of kindess each day can make a difference in a world of ego, anxiety, and negativity where money collection has replaced man's concern for the brotherhood of man.
Begin today:
"You may say 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!"
Dr. DeForge welcomes comments to his BLOG at DonDeForge100@gmail.com
23Septembe2016
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