Imagine, really imagine what the world would be

mattsl1983 said:

To clarify things, this is my opinion of the song and why I feel the way I do about (thanks brianlux)

The world and ideas of the song Imagine when I really think about it, is a scary world. It's a world where we all agree on everything. I know people will say that's a rather large generalization. But imagining no religion, no boarders, no possessions are very large generalizations in themselves. Expecially if you you actually think of what each of those really are. Religion = personal choice to believe in anything they choose. Boarders = security. Your home, what makes you feel secure. Possessions = your things. The things that you work hard for to acquire. Goes beyond consumables, to things you want and you save for. The world of imagine being absent of these just three things, leaves us with what? It strikes me as a scary state to live in. I feel much more is lost in that society than is achieved.

Regardless of how you choose to interpret the song, it was not written to be interpreted the way you are choosing to interpret it. Understand that.

Many artists (like EV, as he's mentioned over the years that his songs are up to the listener's interpretation) choose to leave their songs open for interpretation. But Imagine has a clear agenda from its writer and we know what he meant when he wrote it. It's about imagining a world with no conflict, imagining no religion to separate humanity and using it to create conflict, imagining not using the borders that separate us to cause conflict, and (gasp!) imagining that our possessions don't define us (and cause conflict). It's no secret that Lennon was a powerful peace advocate, idealistic in nature and choosing to imagine the possibility that we could overcome ourselves as adversaries and actually get along world-wide as a possible hopeful idea, if not a reality. It's that idea, that we could erase these circumstances that causes us to find fault with each other, divide us and keep us at war with one another on a global level that the song is about.

The ability of someone to rip apart this song, and make it something that it is completely not, makes no sense to me. It's the most simplistic idea, yet some insist on not comprehending it. You are not being idealistic or open minded, OP, John Lennon was.

Imagine not being offended by things that had no intention to offend.

I think the world can live in peace like a musical masterpiece or heaps of them , harmoniously composed with no chaotic mess ups, yes I can imagine it a possibility, there's an old dance song I don't really like but it's true "" rhythm is a dancer"" by Snap when things turn out nicely you never say I could get sick of this, just like you don't get sick of your meals,shit and sleep each day.. That's my 2 bob