First off, much accolades to Elton John who did the original song in 1983.
Life has been tough but a lot of us are “still standing”. The
particular part of this song that really gets me hyper is the chorus. I can
relate to the character in the movie “SING”, Johny the Ape with a British accent (Taron Egerton) who was passionate about following his heart despite his father's disapproval and absence.
I know how it feels to be abandoned by one of the most important figures in
one’s life, a Father.A lot of people may not know this, but he didn’t just sing to
entertain the crowd, Johnny was actually pouring out his feelings. Similarly
when I sing to the lyrics of the particular song, I always feel the painful
sting of abandonment. If Johnny, being an Ape, an animal, can feel heart
broken by his father’s character and attitude towards him, how much more me, a
human with strong need for love and attention.
"Don't you know am still
Standing better than I ever did"
Ever stopped to wonder how hard life has pushed you? Well, I
have, and guess what? Even with all life has pushed my way, I am standing
better than I used to in the past.
"Looking like a true survivor Feeling like a little kid"
It doesn’t matter how the world views you, what do you see
when you look at the mirror? a failure, or a winner?, a broken person or a
survivor? Do you remember how it feels to be a kid, when you thought you could
do anything, just before the world showed you limitations and disapproval?
Well, it is still possible to do those things even now, all you have got to do
is to think like you used to when you were a kid.
You can’t let the negativity
of your past or your present stop you, because this is what makes you a survivor.
Johnny’s father saw him as a failure and a disappointment; but Johnny saw in
himself, a winner, and that made him a survivor.
"Am still standing after all this timeam picking up the pieces of my lifewithout you on my mind"
“After all this
time”, yeah, it might take a long time, it might even seem like forever, but
you have got to hold on. Abandonment is not the only thing I have to face in
life believe me, it’s a everyday struggle to be a better person. Yes my life
might not be in pieces, but I am surely picking up every piece that needs to
fill the space of love and affection I never got from my father, I choose to
forgive and put every other thing about him out of my mind, but I have picked
up pieces of love, I mean TRUE LOVE from
someone who is more than just a father. Yes I know you think its God right?
<lol> of course I know God is always a father, but I am speaking about a
human, with God’s heart towards me, so my heart or life might not be in pieces,
but I am picking pieces of love and affection each day to fill that empty
space. It won’t hurt so bad anymore if you could just drop the pain and choose
to be happy. I call him BEST.
-Ruby.
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