The Band ~ Forever Young

@MoonlightLullaby Yes, but I don't feel he's asking you to see it as practical, more of a gentle reminder, where to guide yourself and find a means towards. If we looked upon poetic meanings and thoughts as only practical, where are we?

@MoonlightLullaby I could find many poems that don't fit life being practical, if you want?

@MoonlightLullaby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJdKQ92-H_c

Love is rarely practical, especially in this world that needs a legal document to provide proof of that love,
.. the heart more renders itself listening to voices like this... hardly surprising.

Here's the lyrics, (covered, but reads like a poem)

I could have told you
She'd hurt you
She'd love you a while
Then desert you
If only you asked
I could have told you so
I could have saved you
Some crying
Yes I could have told you she's lying
But you were in love
And didn't want to know
I hear her now
As I toss and turn and try to sleep
I hear her now
Making promises she'll never keep
And soon it's over
And done with
She'll find someone new to have fun with
Through all of my tears
I could have told you so
I hear her now
As I toss and turn and try to sleep
I hear her now
Making promises
She'll never keep
And soon it's over
And done with
She'll find someone new to have fun with
Through all of my tears
I could have told you so

@thewindupbirdchronicles The lyrics to that Bob Dylan song are really sad. However, they're [b]very much practical [/b]on both sides of the coin. More practical than the first because people are disposable at the drop of a hat in this world.

@MoonlightLullaby Yes, they are really sad. Not sure what's sadder, the words, or the fact, they're very much practical in this world.

@thewindupbirdchronicles I'll leave you with this in imagination, thought.. we know what is practical in life, but where do people find purpose, meaning in life? I can tell you, myself, those meanings have a deep meaning upon me, if I settle upon only on the Stoic parts of life, I might forget the meaning of love. I'd rather dance like a dervish.

@thewindupbirdchronicles [quote]if I settle upon only on the Stoic parts of life, I might forget the meaning of love. I'd rather dance like a dervish.[/quote]

I'm not sure what you mean by dervish. Perhaps you meant dancing with the Devil ( I have the poem ready to post about such) but I can only go stoic for self preservation. I do it less and less though, because I [b]need[/b] to feel...all emotions and the one you mentioned is the greatest, even if it's loving myself/ourselves (everyone).

@MoonlightLullaby A dervish: "Dervishes first appeared in the 12th century; they were noted for their wild or ecstatic rituals and were known as dancing, whirling, or howling dervishes according to the practice of their order. " Quick quote. Specifically associated with Sufism. They renounced material gain to enter austere impoverishment. I'd say they were longing for meaning. I was using it towards chasing meaning with abandonment. Hardly practical, chasing the meaning of life in dance? They mesmerized people with trance like dances. Don't think they were associated with the devil. 😉

[quote]I can only go stoic for self preservation. I do it less and less though, because I [b]need[/b] to feel...all emotions and the one you mentioned is the greatest, even if it's loving myself/ourselves (everyone)
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Sooooo.... yes, I was getting at feeling all emotions, as without, I might forget the meaning of love/life. 💖

@thewindupbirdchronicles Thanks for the lesson. I love learning new things! I briefly skimmed some google searches, but I wasn't sure. My poem is [b]not[/b] about dancing with the devil either. You'll see.😉

[quote]Sooooo.... yes, I was getting at feeling all emotions, as without, I might forget the meaning of love/life. 💖[/quote] That's practical thinking. Especially when it comes to love being the meaning of life, and not just romantically speaking.
On terms of the latter part though, life is molded by the gift and bittersweet loss of love, although I don't think we ever really lose that love, we just tuck it away. Sometimes we even realize it wasn't love. 💡

Okay, I'm getting too philosophical 🤭