Incredible to believe that it's been thirty years since John Lennon was murdered. His song, Imagine, has lots to contemplate (and lots to argue about) but for me the point of it is that if we all spent less time focusing on what might be in the next life, we'd put a lot more energy into creating a life in this one that's worth having. Eyes on heaven often makes people blind to the hell around them, and therefore disinclined to work to correct it.
Imagine, John Lennon
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
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 may say that 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 may say that 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
Yes, yes, yes.
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