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August 25, 2008

wanderlust

by arthurstewart — Categories: Arthur, Music — Tags: , 1 Comment

I was reading an article the other day that used the word WANDERLUST.  I suppose that is one of those words that I know what it means, but NEVER use.  Maybe I should…

from wikipedia:  Wanderlust is a loanword from German to English that designates a strong desire for or impulse to wander, or, in modern usage, to travel and to explore the world. The word came into English in 1875 or 1902 as a reflection of what was then seen as a characteristically German predilection for wandering that may be traced back to German romanticism and the German system of apprenticeship. The word is a compound of wandern, “to wander” and Lust, “desire, pleasure” and one of the relatively few German loanwords to the English language.  In German the term has become somewhat obsolete. A more contemporary equivalent for the English wanderlust in the sense of “love of travel” would be Fernweh (literally “an ache for the distance”).

and of course, my beloved bjork has as a song by this name (video below).

But here’s the thing – I think I have this.  not in a “leave my family” way, but in a “there’s so many amazing places I would love to explore” way.  Maybe God has built this in me to actually help me be/do what I am meant to be/do?

And I realize that some people don’t.  And can we both be ok with the other?

May 1, 2008

Zimbabwe

by arthurstewart — Categories: Arthur, Music, Zimbabwe — Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

I grew up listening to Bob Marley. One of my favourite cds – though not most popular among casual fans – is “Survival.” It’s about Africa, a continent I loved long before i lived here. The song “Zimbabwe” has been on my mind a lot recently. Bob wrote that song in 1979 or so when Robert Mugabe was overthrowing the colonial powers to establish a new, independent, African state. Here are the lyrics:

Every man gotta right
To decide his own destiny
And in this judgment
There is no partiality
So arm in arms: with arms
We will fight this little struggle
Cause that’s the only way
We can overcome our little struggle

Brother you’re right, you’re right
You’re right, you’re right, you’re so right
We gonna fight, we’ll have to fight
We gonna fight, fight for our rights

Natty dread it ina Zimbabwe
Set it up ina Zimbabwe
Mash it up ina Zimbabwe
Africans a liberate Zimabwe

No more internal power struggle
We come together to overcome
The little trouble
Soon we’ll find out
Who is the real revolutionary
Cause I don’t want my people
To be contrary

Brother you’re right, you’re right
You’re right, you’re right, you’re so right
We’ll have to fight, we gonna fight
We’ll have to fight, fight for our rights

Mash it up ina Zimbabwe
Natty trash it ina Zimbabwe
Africans a liberate Zimbabwe
I an I a liberate Zimbabwe

To divide and rule
Could only tear us a part
In everyman’s chest
There beats a heart
So soon we’ll find out
Who is the real revolutionaries
And I don’t want my people
To be trained by mercenaries

repeats chorus

I wish Bob Marley was alive today. What would he say now? Mugabe has ruined Zimbabwe. He turned his back on the people long ago, and now he continues to torture and oppress the very people who have voted him out of power. Church leaders and rights groups have warned that this could reach genocidal proportions quickly.

So now will we find out who is the real revolutionary?

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