Who do we become as we get older?

Who do “they” want us to become?   

Excuse me for being a little introspective today, but I recently heard this song again by Supertramp, and it made me think.

Here are the words to the song. What do you think?

“When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful

A miracle, oh, it was beautiful, magical

And all the birds in the trees, well they’d be singing so happily

Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me

But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible

Logical, oh, responsible, practical

Then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable

Oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical

There are times when all the world’s asleep

The questions run too deep

For such a simple man

Won’t you please, please tell me what we’ve learned?

I know it sounds absurd

Please tell me who I am

I said, now, watch what you say, they’ll be calling you a radical

A liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal

Oh, won’t you sign up your name? We’d like to feel you’re acceptable

Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable

But at night, when all the world’s asleep

The questions run so deep

For such a simple man…”

Life is really fairly simple.

But there are those that love to complicate things for their own benefit. “Those” being the government, elected and unelected, and “the haves.” These people are just interested in protecting their positions, power, and wealth.   

Once we get to a certain age, we don’t have the luxury of being so care free anymore. We have responsibilities, and we are just trying to survive, and give ourselves and our families the best lives we can.

Most of us just want to feel safe and comfortable, but it seems that is too much to ask for now. “They” just can’t help themselves from demanding more, and more, until they ruin it for everyone, including themselves.

And, please be aware about the line that says “they’ll be calling you a liberal,” that conservatives are really the new “liberals,” while the democrats are all about being “the man” now.

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