最初接觸音樂時,曾很欣賞John Lennon,欣賞他的才氣、他宣揚和平的理念(give peace a chance),欣賞他並不是一個普通的音樂人。
他的歌,聽過很多Imagine / don’t let me down / staring over / Jealous Guy... 年少時,還很喜歡他的一首作品,叫”God”. 內裡有一段歌詞,是這樣的
I don't believe in magicI don't believe in I-chingI don't believe in BibleI don't believe in tarotI don't believe in HitlerI don't believe in JesusI don't believe in KennedyÍ don't believe in BuddhaI don't believe in MantraI don't believe in gitaI don't believe in yogaI don't believe in kingsI don't believe in ElvisI don't believe in ZimmermanI don't believe in BeatlesI just believe in me
年少,讀到這樣的歌詞,總覺得「信自己」,是很型的一件事。
長大了,現在回看這段歌詞,我慶幸,自己並沒有只信自己。從外人看,我並非一個怎樣虔誠的基督徒,很多有時候,還是頗胡鬧的一個人。但,我卻有我對信仰執著的大原則、偶爾「知死」或「見到棺材」,我會很主動找衪...
十多年成長時光,沒做過幾件好事,還是跌跌碰碰、甩皮甩骨,但我可以好肯定,信耶穌,比做無神論者,還是幸福千百萬倍。
就連宣告「上帝已死」的德國哲學家尼采(Friedrich Nietzsche),最後也落得神經失常的下場,到底,我們還是需要上帝。

2 comments:
Love your sharing. BTW, when I have my car CD player fixed, I will borrow a CD from you - some favorite songs I like in this album ^_^ sidekick
Sidekick,
Sure!^_^
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