In the '60s and '70s, all you had to do to get a good taste of wisdom was to turn up the volume, close your eyes, and say, "Yeah. Wow."
TO APPREICAITE DIVERSITY
Philosopher: Sly and the Family Stone
Insight: Different stroke for different folks, and so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee. Oh sha sha, we got to live together.
TO SORT OF UNDERSTAND HINDU ROMANCE
Philosopher: Iron Butterfly
Insight: In-a-gadda-da-vida, honey, don't you know that I love you? In-a-gadda-da-vida, baby, don't you know that I'll always be true?
TO MASTER SELF-KNOWLEDGE
Philosopher: Strawberry Alarm Clock
Insight: Turn on, tune in. turn you eyes around. Look at yourself.
TO UNDERSTAND FREE WILL
Philosopher: Janis Joplin (Now, here I disagree, I was there, babe and it was Kris Kristopherson)
Insight: Freedom's just a another word for nothing left to lose. Nothin' don't mean nothing, hon', if it ain't free.
TO ACHIEVE WORLD PEACE
Philosopher: The Youngbloods
Insight: Everybody get together, try to love one another. Right now.
And, always remember: good vibrations = excitations
In-a-gadda-da-vida? Interesting.
ReplyDeleteNot my generation, that is for sure. I thought the words were "anaconda viva", as in love is like being strangled in the coils of a live snake.
Enlightenment, here I come!