In the shower this morning, thinking about this song, I had a sudden thought about relationships; moving out of the past to see the "present" in your lap, and struggling with whether to give your present-self again to someone new. Dealing with insecurity and lingering hopes about one's past relationships and wondering if your "present" is still worthy of giving, or if it is somehow spoiled since it has already been gifted in the past.
We hope that when we open up our present-self to someone else, that what we find will be something magical, and there will be so much of this magical gift that everyone around us will benefit from that radiant, wondrous glory.
Love is something that can so easily be given! Like a penny, you lose virtually nothing by giving it away. But in the act of giving, something magnificent happens. It's not just about this mundane piece of metal anymore; somehow, we create something that is quite wondrous.
This is the true power of love: in giving and sharing love with those around us, we create a very real magic in the world that has the potential to cascade like a life-giving waterfall that everyone can enjoy. Alas... we are weak and foolish, and we often succumb to our insecurities and doubts, and so we take our pennies and spend them on ourselves (even though you likely can't buy anything satisfying with only pennies)... and we hide away our gifts and keep them to ourselves.
This song isn't just about romance... it's about love in its purest, highest form. This is a truly wondrous thing, the stuff that the great poets have written about through all the ages; it is the sort of love which deeply wishes to mature and transform into something magical, the kind of love that we all hunger for ravenously in the deepest levels of our subconscious; but it is elusive, and will only take shape when we learn to open up our present-self without worry or hesitation, to let go of our doubts, and to give with a heart that is free and unburdened... then we become as angels, light as a feather and shining with a radiant light.
In the shower this morning, thinking about this song, I had a sudden thought about relationships; moving out of the past to see the "present" in your lap, and struggling with whether to give your present-self again to someone new. Dealing with insecurity and lingering hopes about one's past relationships and wondering if your "present" is still worthy of giving, or if it is somehow spoiled since it has already been gifted in the past.
We hope that when we open up our present-self to someone else, that what we find will be something magical, and there will be so much of this magical gift that everyone around us will benefit from that radiant, wondrous glory.
Love is something that can so easily be given! Like a penny, you lose virtually nothing by giving it away. But in the act of giving, something magnificent happens. It's not just about this mundane piece of metal anymore; somehow, we create something that is quite wondrous.
This is the true power of love: in giving and sharing love with those around us, we create a very real magic in the world that has the potential to cascade like a life-giving waterfall that everyone can enjoy. Alas... we are weak and foolish, and we often succumb to our insecurities and doubts, and so we take our pennies and spend them on ourselves (even though you likely can't buy anything satisfying with only pennies)... and we hide away our gifts and keep them to ourselves.
This song isn't just about romance... it's about love in its purest, highest form. This is a truly wondrous thing, the stuff that the great poets have written about through all the ages; it is the sort of love which deeply wishes to mature and transform into something magical, the kind of love that we all hunger for ravenously in the deepest levels of our subconscious; but it is elusive, and will only take shape when we learn to open up our present-self without worry or hesitation, to let go of our doubts, and to give with a heart that is free and unburdened... then we become as angels, light as a feather and shining with a radiant light.