Imagine

March 1, 2008 in Uncategorized

A gorgeous song sung beautifully by 17-year-old David Archuleta. Just imagine…

Imagine there’s no Heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

-John Lennon

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

8 comments to " Imagine "


Rick

March 1, 2008 AT 5:43PM

Lennon had it right–it starts with imagination, with dreams and those who are willing to dream them, and with belief in the seemingly impossible.

We are all one. I hope someday to see us live like we all recognize it.

leah

March 1, 2008 AT 7:19PM

his singing of this song on ai, made me tear up. beautiful song, sung by a gorgeous voice.

Kikipotamus the Hobo

March 1, 2008 AT 8:30PM

He is definitely not the only one. I’m more convinced of that every day.

Shelley

March 1, 2008 AT 10:43PM

I love this kind of crying. Thank you.

Here’s Isaiah 52: 7

“How beautiful upon the mountain are the feet of the messenger who announces peace.”

And a little YouTube back at cha, in honor of TLRB (Tiny Little Rubber Bands) day (totally different kind of mountain and tone):

http://butwait.blogspot.com/2008/02/get-outside.html

Dharmamama

March 2, 2008 AT 10:11AM

On the morning of my 40th birthday, I was working a temp job, from 5:30a – 3:30p Mon-Fri. My plan was to work this job for 6 weeks and take a big chunk out of my debt, as well as put some money in savings. It was stressful for all of us (me and my 2 boys). For the first time since we started unschooling, we were away from each other most of the day, and I was tired when we were together. It was a menial job, prepping food and cashiering at a cafeteria in a large office building. I knew halfway through that it wasn’t worth it, but I wanted to honor my commitment, and the boys did enjoy some aspects of going to the sitter’s house – she had a pool!

Hurricane Katrina happened in the middle of my stay there, and I couldn’t escape – they had CNN on in the cafeteria, all the time. I would go in, chop fruit for fruit cups and stand, dismayed and in shock, at how things were happening in New Orleans. Every morning, I was a witness to our failure and racism. (A side note – we sold more desserty stuff during that time, and I bet most people weren’t even aware they were doing that.)

On one of my last mornings, the morning of my birthday, I was driving in after having dropped off the boys, and Imagine came on the radio (wncw.org). I sat in the parking lot until the song was done, tears streaming, grateful for John Lennon’s vision, and grateful that I know people who share it, and who are living it, to the best of our ability.

I loved David’s version, it took me right back to that day – downloaded it on iTunes! Can’t wait ’til he does the whole song.

zen

March 2, 2008 AT 12:51PM

A beautiful song, one i’m convinced too is part of a growing group of like-minded types.

However, the delivery… yukka. I guess i’m too old school, i like a note being held and not warbled all over creation.

jylene

March 3, 2008 AT 6:52PM

thanks for sharing! i don’t watch ‘american idol’ so i missed this.
it’s good to know that a new generation is being exposed to this
beautiful song and vision. it’s one of my favorites.

Marilyn

March 5, 2008 AT 6:56AM

I owned Lennon’s 8-track that included this song when I was in high school. Although this seems like an odd juxtaposition (cheerleading), every time I hear it I remember driving my little tin-can Datsun…best friend in passenger seat…weaving through redwoods on a curvy highway under late night stars…driving back from cheering at away games in the next county. I lived in such a small universe then, yet something in those lyrics…and hearing them so many times in darkened redwood forest…made me believe in bigger things.