I heard my son Drew sing a song at a concert recently. The tune was melancholy and the sweetness of his voice made the words even more so:
"There is a voice that Has no name,
It comes in Evening, or behind the rain.
I have no time now to stop and explain-
I just keep moving, 'cause it helps to ease the pain.
The night has music that calls to me,
across the canyons of an endless sea.
I seek the shadows, of yesterday-
Today can't hold me, so I must be on my way.
Speak to me softly but tell me no lies,
I see tomorrow shining in your eyes.
I have no time now to stop and explain-
I just keep movin 'cause it helps to ease the pain."
Life is full of crossroads, the places in life where we make a choice, or something happens to make that choice for us. Either way, we face a life that is different from the life we had before. Often, I want to cling to that old life because it was comfortable, and I was used to it; I may even have loved that old life. But it is gone. I have no choice; life is moving on, and I cannot stop it.
Sometimes the movement of life, the fact that life goes on, is a saving feature in sorrow. There are things to do, and as Frost said, "Miles to go before I sleep." Life's movement becomes a shield from the pain of change. At some point, however, we must move, too, not just rest on the movement of life itself. We must become agents, subjects who make the choice to move on with life, to dare to make a new, a better life.
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Mom,
I love you, and I told you so on mother's day. There is a strength that you have, and a wisdom that I have yet to fathom the depths of. But I do know the source of that strength and wisdom thanks to you. You have never attributed these things to your intellect (which knowing it, you could have) or you experience (again, the same). You have, instead, chosen to honor One who has continued to be the fixed mark on your path. I spoke to you earlier (as I have most of my life) of a turn in my own path. I want you to know that despite your un-feminine (your words) manner in which you have always taught me, you remain the standard of nurture, safety, and love that any boy-man can be blessed to call "mother". I love you.
Thank you. I count myself blessed to have you as a son. I am confident that "He who has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ."
I sang that song when I was in choir in middle school. I've loved it ever since. I've been trying to hunt around for an mp3 copy of it, or to find out who wrote it, but I haven't been able to. I too found your website when I was looking for it :) I'm glad you enjoyed it also.
<3 Natalie
I also stumbled on your website looking for the song, "Movin'On." I sang it in highschool! The choir teacher made a crude recording of himself and the other music teachers singing four songs we were to learn for a contest. I begged him for a copy (I couldn't tell him my only reason was to get that one song!) and that's my only copy. Some of the teachers don't sound too but I'll stil dig it out and listen to it every few years. It's kind of funny. Anyone else would say, "Why are you listening to that?" I thought when I looked for it on Google I would find it was a very popular choir song. It should be! It was great to know I'm not the only one who likes the song and that others are looking for it too!
Also, I enjoyed your story about your new teaching position. That was so inspiring! I'm sure you'll be a "miracle" in many students' lives as well. I didn't know any conservative teachers existed in any universities - anywhere! I live in a conservative area and went to a smaller university and my first English teacher told us that communism didn't exist anywhere in the world. She then looked at us intently to watch our reactions. It went over the whole class. What about China, North Korea, Vietnam, etc? If any of my papers barely leaned to the right, I'd be marked down.
Since you like books, I should recommend, "Dancing Under the Red Star" by Karl Tobien. It's a true story about an American woman who escapes from Russia. It's amazing. Her father worked for Ford Motor Company and in the 30's Ford was trying to start a factory in Russia of all places. So, her parents, along with a handful of other Ford employees, left for Russia. It was a crazy decision her father made for his wife and daughter. To make matters worse,Russia was even in the middle of a famine!
These days you hear a lot of talk about strong female role models and how there aren't any. Well, I have never read of a stronger mother and daughter!! "Maide" stood up in the middle of her Russian highschool auditorium and spoke out about what was really happening to the shock and horror of her classmates and at the risk of being arrested! She had such a fiery temper!
I love the lines on the first page: "I was seventeen years old, and destiny was coming, whether I liked it or not."
Nicole
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