"Damn, You, Walt, Freakin', Whitman!!" lol, just had to quote the Simpsons after that last comment. I want to thank everyone for posting these answers, I've been listening to this song for a long time. I can't believe that this and "10,000 M-F'ers" are not on any of his "real" cds. People need to hear this stuff!! I used Jason's words as inspiration when deciding to take my life in a new direction, when he says, "Go make your life, not a living."
Nothing new to post about this song, just makin' change so I can add my two cents...
Well I do believe I understand this song now.
I read The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and "God Rests In Reason" IS this book. The verses are often word for word taken from the text.
There's a chapter about reason and passion that says this: "Among the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows--then let your heart say in silence, 'God rests in reason.'
And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky,--then let...
Well I do believe I understand this song now.
I read The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and "God Rests In Reason" IS this book. The verses are often word for word taken from the text.
There's a chapter about reason and passion that says this: "Among the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows--then let your heart say in silence, 'God rests in reason.'
And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky,--then let your heart say in awe, 'God moves in passion.'
And since you are a breath in God's spere, and a leaf in God's forest, you too should restin reason and move in passion."
That about sums up the book and the song, I think.
"Damn, You, Walt, Freakin', Whitman!!" lol, just had to quote the Simpsons after that last comment. I want to thank everyone for posting these answers, I've been listening to this song for a long time. I can't believe that this and "10,000 M-F'ers" are not on any of his "real" cds. People need to hear this stuff!! I used Jason's words as inspiration when deciding to take my life in a new direction, when he says, "Go make your life, not a living."
Nothing new to post about this song, just makin' change so I can add my two cents...
Well I do believe I understand this song now. I read The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and "God Rests In Reason" IS this book. The verses are often word for word taken from the text. There's a chapter about reason and passion that says this: "Among the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows--then let your heart say in silence, 'God rests in reason.' And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky,--then let...
Well I do believe I understand this song now. I read The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and "God Rests In Reason" IS this book. The verses are often word for word taken from the text. There's a chapter about reason and passion that says this: "Among the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows--then let your heart say in silence, 'God rests in reason.' And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky,--then let your heart say in awe, 'God moves in passion.' And since you are a breath in God's spere, and a leaf in God's forest, you too should restin reason and move in passion."
That about sums up the book and the song, I think.