So I love me some Pandora. Free Internet radio = very cool. Now other people can hear the soundtrack of my life that’s constantly playing in my head. For some strange reason, it’s usually ’70s music. And in case you’ve forgotten, that’s before my time.
The other day, “Anticipation” by Carly Simon came up on my station and a few of the lyrics struck me:
We can never know about the days to come
But we think about them anyway
And I wonder if I’m really with you now
Or just chasing after some finer day.
I know I sometimes wish away the present hoping for the future—when Rebecca can talk, when Hayden can get his own snacks, when they’re in school, then life will be really good.
But of course, we don’t really know what the future will bring, so it’s always important to value the time that we have now—Hayden’s spontaneous proclamations of love, Rebecca’s first giggles, and all the firsts that are happening now instead of yet to come.
We just have to realize now that one day we’ll look back and think, as Carly Simon’s repeated refrain says, that “These are the good old days.”
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Profound thought, Jordan. I’ve never thought of that song as a really provoking song, but I’m reconsidering. 😉
Reminds me of the talk last April General Conference about Motherhood and enjoying it in moments rather than just planning ahead. Seems to be a theme of what I’m trying to learn in life, especially since I’m a perpetual planner. Ever heard the country song “You’re Gonna Miss This”? Goes right along with this idea and really got me thinking the first time I heard it.
I’ll have to look that one up. I can’t recommend the rest of “Anticipation” as philosophical, but about half the song is “these are the good old days.”
I wrote about Elder Ballard’s talk in May:
And I’ll be blogging President Monson’s Sunday afternoon talk next month 😀 .
But this makes it all of our hard work worth it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIAuWLYvF_8