This song is so beautiful.
It is hard for me not to tear up when I hear the first few lines because it is such a simple yet powerful message.
I think we all hope to get to heaven (whatever heaven means to you...whether it be an actual place our souls go or reaching a state of enlightenment or just a fleeting moment of joy).
I am in no way religious and think for the most part religion is a bunch of B.S and is full of hypocrites and those who look to capitalize from peopl's fears and insecurities.
However, behind all the B.S there is some truth to all the religions I am familiar with (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism): Love and Peace...to look after the less fortunate.
For people to teach that you need to follow a certain set of rules to get into heaven and that only people from their religion are on the right path is simply crazy. I think this is what he is getting to in this song.
Hope for the hopeless and a home for the homeless are lyrics geared towards those less fortunate than people like me and you who have access to this site and the luxury to post philosophical musings in forums such as these.
We are certainly a lucky minority in the world and no, we should not rely on the religious beleif that heaven is there for those who go to church and pray because we can make the lives of homeless and hopeless people more bearable by acts of kindness. We can't create heaven on earth but I think not trying to make life easier for the suffering is as crazy as being a maniacal zealot from any religion.
Like the Dalai Lama says,
"The only religion is kindness"
This song makes me think of that quote and that idea...kindness in this lifetime on earth
This song is so beautiful. It is hard for me not to tear up when I hear the first few lines because it is such a simple yet powerful message. I think we all hope to get to heaven (whatever heaven means to you...whether it be an actual place our souls go or reaching a state of enlightenment or just a fleeting moment of joy). I am in no way religious and think for the most part religion is a bunch of B.S and is full of hypocrites and those who look to capitalize from peopl's fears and insecurities. However, behind all the B.S there is some truth to all the religions I am familiar with (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism): Love and Peace...to look after the less fortunate. For people to teach that you need to follow a certain set of rules to get into heaven and that only people from their religion are on the right path is simply crazy. I think this is what he is getting to in this song.
Hope for the hopeless and a home for the homeless are lyrics geared towards those less fortunate than people like me and you who have access to this site and the luxury to post philosophical musings in forums such as these. We are certainly a lucky minority in the world and no, we should not rely on the religious beleif that heaven is there for those who go to church and pray because we can make the lives of homeless and hopeless people more bearable by acts of kindness. We can't create heaven on earth but I think not trying to make life easier for the suffering is as crazy as being a maniacal zealot from any religion.
Like the Dalai Lama says, "The only religion is kindness" This song makes me think of that quote and that idea...kindness in this lifetime on earth