Leaving the ultimate fate of a relationship up to the essential Goodness in the universe and oneself, and to acknowledge one' connectedness with that Force has its wisdom. Perhaps, in the melee of love's initial spellbound moments, the divine was forgotten, and love, faith, trust -- and respect for them -- got tired of waiting, and scooted out the back door. Marit Bergman sings "Out on the Piers", and captures some of the feverish side of love in its early stages (see fly2.ws/JcEsadG).
Years ago, people said, G-d willing, and Goodbye meant "G-d be with ye". Nowadays, in Islamic culture, they say "Insh'allah", which means the same.
Leaving the ultimate fate of a relationship up to the essential Goodness in the universe and oneself, and to acknowledge one' connectedness with that Force has its wisdom. Perhaps, in the melee of love's initial spellbound moments, the divine was forgotten, and love, faith, trust -- and respect for them -- got tired of waiting, and scooted out the back door. Marit Bergman sings "Out on the Piers", and captures some of the feverish side of love in its early stages (see fly2.ws/JcEsadG).
Years ago, people said, G-d willing, and Goodbye meant "G-d be with ye". Nowadays, in Islamic culture, they say "Insh'allah", which means the same.
If only...
Links and Trivia Notes: (1) video of English version of song on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpFf2TYP7Nw (2) a story about Tad from Canada talking about someone who said inshallah http://fly2.ws/VPPVS7P (3) Nelly does the song in Spanish as well. It is called "En Las Manos De Dios". (4) Audio only is here: http://www.seeqpod.com/music/?plid=21a48b7f50 (5) Nina Persson was in a movie called Om Gud Vil (Swedish for G-d willing). See the trailer at http://youtube.com/watch?v=U9tzEF4lNqw [Not sure if these links are supposed to be part of the comments.]