Tuesday, October 18, 2016
West Lafayette, Indiana
This was the view from my window Saturday.
In the summer, all we see are trees. As fall proceeds, a view across the Wabash
River valley is revealed. In the winter,
we actually have glimpses of the river.
Life is good.
“May you live in interesting times” is a curse often
attributed to the Chinese, although there is controversy about the
origins. We certainly live in
interesting times.
It’s 73 degrees at 10 am in mid October and yet we are
supposed to have a colder than normal winter.
We have the first woman from a major party running for president against
a reality TV star. (Steve and I have
already voted, as we will be on grandparent duty on election day.)
And Bob Dylan has been awarded a Nobel Prize. I’m sure Sheldon (Big Bang Theory) is having
a fit.
His award immediately brought to mind this song.
The Times They Are a-Changin'
Bob Dylan
Come gather around people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone
And if your breath to you is worth saving
Then you better start swimming or you'll sink like a
stone
For the times they are a-changing
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no telling who that it's naming
For the loser now will be later to win
Cause the times they are a-changing
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's the battle outside raging
It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changing
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly aging
Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand
Cause the times they are a-changing
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slowest now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is rapidly fading
And the first one now will later be last
Cause the times they are a-changing
Songwriters: Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' lyrics © Bob Dylan Music
Co.
Written in 1964, it just shows that as much as things are
changing, they are staying the same. The
only constant is change.
Have a great day and don’t forget to vote this year!
Deb
