Jon's song dedication

A few nights ago Jon put a song on for me to listen to while he put Ishmael to bed. He said it was his hope for me on this trip. It was very moving. It also reminded me of the early 90's dedication lines on the radio :)

These are the lyrics to the song...but you should really listen to it. It is more powerful that way.

Pink Floyd: On the turning Away

On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"

It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it's shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord

Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerised as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?


I guess my hope too is that I would not turn away from suffering anymore. However this is a brave hope for me. Because for the last 2 years I have been trying to avoid letting pain into my life. However, I have felt empathy, spiritual sensitive and brokenness returning to me. A rush of emotions that I can't seem to stuff. I hope that this is a good thing. Maybe this time I will finally respond correctly to grief, suffering, poverty and pain??? That is the hope, that if I run swiftly into it rather than avoiding it, a positive change will come.