Anytime I’m pissed off about the ignorance that so many people display I watch this video or listen to the mp3 version. I’m aware that the original is the best, but for me, these added verses fit life as it is today:
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Imagine
By John Lennon (additional lyrics by Lady Gaga)
Performed by Lady Gaga
Imagine there’s no Heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
And only Matthew in the 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 I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday that you’ll join us
And the world will live as one
People of the nation
Are you listening
It isn’t equal if it’s sometimes
I want a real democracy
Imagine all the people
Could love equally
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing in the world
With nothing to hate
And nothing to think
Just people to love
And friends to have drinks
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
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Letting go of hate is so hard for me, but I’m letting go and giving it back to this song! “Imagine all the people living in peace.” I think John Lennon would be so proud to know that his song and his message still live on today.
I really want to be and think more like this song. So I renounce all my hate on people and I will just agree to disagree. And, yes, readers, that does include Perez Hilton, too. It takes more energy to hate than any other emotion I know.
As you may have noticed I must be in this mood for some reason and this is all I have to say about it.
Today something was told to me, which I’ve decided to keep to myself, but let it be known that I’m not particularly impressed with anyone who laughs at love. It’s simply wrong. I despise having to be a bigger person and let this go. The old me would very much like to get into a huge argument or an all out brawl. However I realize that would hurt a lot more people and make me just as ignorant.
Sometimes ignorance is a wicked thing and I do not understand how people can be the way they are, but I’m sure that they laughed because they are blind. They cannot look beyond their own prejudices and skewed views on what they think love is. Most people at least have enough respect to hold their composure and keep their rude responses to themselves, but to each their own. All I have to say to all that is:
“Imagine all the people could love equally.”
*Who is Matthew? Please click here be educated: Matthew Shepard
