i love sad songs. my comments today has nothing to do with the words of this song or its title. today i simply want to talk about my emotions and memories associated with this song. i was stationed on an air force base at bentwaters, england back in 1979. i fell in love with a young woman, who was also in the air force a year later. i believed that God was directing me to end my time in the service and return to college in the states. she and i were engaged and planned for marriage when she completed her tour and returned to the states. soon after leaving england and attending college-i received a "dear john" letter from her stating she had been living a lie, but she gave no explaination to what that meant. at the time of our "falling in love", this song made popular by maxell was originally made popular by its original singer: kate bush. the remake of this song brought back memories of a love once lived and lost. 29 yrs later:this song still can bring tears to my eyes, but not from anger or pain. but tears recalling a memory about the experience of love lost. i hold no grudge or ill-feelings towards her. i have always desired the best life for her and prayed for safe keeping with her health and in her journey. and my rememberance of love lost reminds me of the great feelings of falling in love-to only bring into my life new love relationships that has that same intensity to it. the death of one love brings life to another. and since that time....my love for my friends, family, creativity, life, God, and for myself-is always in my awareness. this song isn't just about the death of an old love, but the birth of new love relationships and the daily awareness of those i love right now.
FINAL THOUGHT: past hurts and memories of pain can become a place of comfort. it's not an easy concept to grasp or easy to explain. but sometimes our past (and current) "bad" experiences can help us to embrace those things in life we so often neglect or not appreciate. we all have been told to "learn from our experiences", but what an awesome place to grow into when you can "love" your experiences-even when they're not so-good. take notice of someone you love even more so today.
QUESTION: how have you dealt with past "bad" experiences?
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