I read this quote the other day, “Sometimes you have to go a long distance out of your way to come back a short distance, correctly.†It didn’t sound monumental at first, but after having reexamined where I am right now, I’ve grown to recognize the profoundness in it.
Think about the person who grew up in a chantey town, can’t wait to depart for the big city; does it, piddling the better part of his life there, yet returns in middle age to the place of his roots.
How many instances have we jumped ship and grazed greener pastures, only to return to that old green grass later? Every one of us at some point in life wander about waiting for that something special to happen, perhaps a UFO abduction, or an epiphany that supporting Arsenal is the way of life. LOL.
To sum it up, listen to this Bon Jovi tune (ala Creed) taken from their 2002 album, BOUNCE. The message - “Never give up the fight, and go the distance”.
Bon Jovi - The Distance
There’s a train out in the distance, destination still unknown
Far away where no one’s waiting, so far from home, so far from home
There’s a rose outside your window, the first snow is falling down
Like that lonesome whistle blowing
I keep on going, keep on going…
Close your eyes and see my blue skies breaking through these dark clouds
You are the light
In my mind I see your red dress and my(/your) arms are reaching through the night
I’ll never give up the fight
I’ll go the distance
There’s a thread that runs between us pulling ‘cross this great divide
It’s only there for the believers
Don’t stop believing, don’t stop believing
There’s a neverending story that begins with you and I
Like the rose outside your window
Don’t let it die, don’t let it die
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October 25th, 2006 at 12:39am
“There’s a thread that runs between us pulling across this great divide
It’s only there for the believers”
— some powerful lines there, bro!
October 25th, 2006 at 2:01pm
philters Indeed my friend, indeed.
October 25th, 2006 at 8:56pm
whaa… you really amaze me from time to time with your very the inspiring entries. Keep it up
October 26th, 2006 at 9:48am
I had never heard of this song before but the title reminded me of Bob Seger’s 1982 album “The Distance”, of which one track ‘Coming Home’ sums up nicely :
Passed the old church on the edge of town
Trailways bus was right on time
Passed your uncles store on main street
His old truck was parked outside
Everything seemed so much larger then
This old town has hardly grown
Has it really been ten long years
Now youre finally comin home
Comin home
Youve been gone so very long
Comin home
Youll just say youre comin home
(Yes, I am a bigggg Bob Seger fan. Now waiting for my copy of “Nine Tonight” to arrive from Amazon USA…)
October 26th, 2006 at 10:21am
Lex Danke danke. But I think Jemima does a better job.
Wombat I like Bob Seger. Already downloaded his new album, not bad. “Wait for Me” is the first single. I like that old time rock and roll!
October 26th, 2006 at 12:40pm
Dan: you can really nvr beat her at that! She’s like Gabriel the angel
October 26th, 2006 at 12:52pm
Lex And in no way I’m gonna contest with her. We need definitely more people like her and not the ones who groan about their lives in Malaysia and personally not doing anything positive to improve it.
October 26th, 2006 at 4:15pm
Arrrggghhh! Not another image of Schumacher! HAve’t we had enough? Speaking of ‘jumping to the other side’ I really do think Kimi is in for a rude shock at the Scuderia.
Best o’ luck, Kimi!
October 26th, 2006 at 4:45pm
Keropok Well, what can I say, Schumacher kicked ass and upset a few pansy drivers during his reign. He made Benetton look like world-beaters with an under-powered Ford V8. He even forced a major F1 rule change. LOL.
October 26th, 2006 at 8:08pm
Dan: don’t you think that Msians are sometimes bunch of losers… we just whine and complain bout things that we have that some don’t?
October 26th, 2006 at 8:15pm
Lex I wholly agree because we’re not grateful enough of the things we have. And that is disappointing as that makes most of us Malaysians a glass-half-empty lot. Except the ones who support Michael Schumacher and Ferrari.
October 27th, 2006 at 1:01pm
Gallivanter: And Chelsea.
October 27th, 2006 at 2:04pm
i believe that everyone is trying to go over the fence as the the grass is indeed greener on the other side … but after tasting it, you get this weird feeling, its not realy to your liking as you’ve had the grass back on the oth other for too long and now you are missing it, so back you go where you come …
October 25th, 2007 at 1:07am
Hi Daniel, yes when you have moved around a lot and exoerianced many things looking for what !!!! you realize it’s not where you are but who you are. we nearly always make for our place of origin and only then we can view the glass as being half full. phew i must go and lie down in a dark room now ha ha x
October 26th, 2007 at 5:15am
what a song the distance…
Once,i hear it in a friend`s birthday ( She was celebrating her 15´s, here in argentina, for girls,the 15´s are so important because she become a woman, so, usually they make a serious party in a salon, everybody dressed elegantly)
i always liked the beggining,before jon starts singing…
October 26th, 2007 at 5:17am
dani,i was reading this post…
so,you are from malasia,and are you proud of that??
October 26th, 2007 at 5:23am
or maybe you dislike the people… That happens…
for example,with me… =P
for example,now with the rugby… I never liked it,so,i didnt see the matches, but people here were just like me, just like the Pumas were making history in france, everybody hangs of that, something like this happen in football, everybody are coaches here… :S