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This is a song from Mason Jennings titled: Which way your heart will go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4SFhXD2VOw The main idea of the song is: what would my life be like if all my dreams had come true?
My additional thoughts are: God is ready with many surprises (and issues) that will take us beyond our
own expectations & dreams. We have to be willing & open.
I like the song. It sounds like the message is if his dreams came true he wouldn’t have met the lady. Kinda a backhanded compliment???
I think life is interesting how it goes places, and we do have surprises because we only dream and imagine what we want from the place we were…not realizing there is way more out there.
Perhaps like a member of the church that sees truth and happiness one way…they can’t imagine someone leaving the church could ever be happier.
Quote:A stack of books beside our bed
Living out of boxes
Why does the empty space fill with dread
Why does change still shock us
Thanks for the link. The dreams I had when I left rural Utah for Harvard as a young man lie shattered all around me. Almost nothing I envisioned has transpired the way I imagined it would.
I would not have chosen so much of my journey, but I would not change anything now if it meant missing out on so much of what I have experienced.
My path has been anything but strait and narrow, but, even with the difficulties and heartache, it has brought me joy along the way. I like who I am, and I don’t know if I could have said that if my path had been how I envisioned it as I was becoming an adult.
This song has been an “ear worm”. Sometimes I think that God gives us ideas, thoughts or inspiration in common things around us (like musical lyrics, etc.)
For me this is one of them. These are the words that run through my head:
Quote:Where would I be right now
If all my dreams had come true
Deep down I know somehow
I’d have never seen your face
This world would be a different place
Darling there’s no way to know
Which way your heart will go
This is a love song about a man that is reflecting on his life & the person he’s sharing it with. It a spiritual message for me too.
The main ones are:
With all the challenges, disappointments or pain I have experienced over the years, as I look back, would I change anything?
Did I learn anything? Am I a better person for them?
If all of my dreams & goals had come true, would I have progressed as far as I have? (Assuming I’ve progressed.)
We have countless choices to make on a daily basis. The hardest choice for me is: how do you choose to react to the pain life gives you?
A lot of times, it has been with anger (to the extreme). I hope that part of my life is over. Or diminished.
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