So….Salt and I both had 3 days of hell, back to back. I think when he fell down the hole, I was still kind of connected to him. Through this site, we both found ways to hold on, because, believe me, during my time in hell last week, I would have blown my brains out if I had a gun….and some of you know how anti gun I am…so what does that tell you?
Now for the corny part: I truly believe the only way we are gonna get through this life is if those of us who understand the weight of our illness are ready to step up and take their turn at the oars. In this boat, everybody rows (or you don’t get any chocolate cake).
I’m treating you all to a song from my high school years. Once you all stop groaning, just listen and read the lyrics. Does anyone know the legend of how this song came to be written? It’s kinda cool.
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Hey Buddy,
Glad you made it through your time in hell. I’m not Salt, so I don’t have anything nearly as thought provoking, but I’m glad you made it. You beat the beast back into it’s little hole and can now celebrate (as much as you can for this kinda thing) your victory, however small it may be. or large, depending on how you view it.
And Never heard the song before, but you’re right, the lyrics are quite nice. Nice and optimistic. Something that we all need a sprinkle of when we’re on a site such as this.
Hope I made sense haha. I’m a little out of it
Heya vertrag… “thought provoking” haha… I’m just the guy who runs into a room of philosophers and yells “WHY?” and sits back & watches the fun 😛 But whatever, let’s kick the beast’s ass.
bayarea, I heard this song once before ages ago and never caught the title or the band. Thank you for this! Perfectly said.
I know this connection you’re talking about. It’s weird how I watched your downward spiral & tried to offer some comfort, but in my soul I felt that hell was coming for me too. If I helped you at all, I feel like you helped me 100x more. And you’re so right, that’s what we are to each other. All of us here. It’s so bizarre that we can be saved by total strangers while practically ignored by the real life people who exist right next to us. But hey, we got us. Or… uh… maybe if you have this one in your music archives “Babe I got you, babe” haha
Salt, I never pictured us as Sonny and Cher. LOL But here’s the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylGrQVL774k
It seems it’s now Kills turn in the pit. What kind of concentration camp are we imprisoned in? It’s our turn to stand by and with him and protect him from the evil guards. We stand in front of him and say “Just try to get past us you filthy bastards!”
Here is the origin of the song title “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”
In 1884, James Wells, Moderator of the United Free Church of Scotland, in his book The Parables of Jesus tells the story of a little girl carrying a big baby boy. Seeing her struggling, someone asked if she wasn’t tired. With surprise she replied, “No, he’s not heavy; he’s my brother.”[3]
In a 1918 publication by Ralph Waldo Trine titled The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit, he relates the following anecdote: “Do you know that incident in connection with the little Scottish girl? She was trudging along, carrying as best she could a boy younger, but it seemed almost as big as she herself, when one remarked to her how heavy he must be for her to carry, when instantly came the reply: ‘He’s na heavy. He’s mi brither.'”[4]
The first editor of Kiwanis magazine, Roe Fulkerson, published a column in September 1924 carrying the title “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”, the first use of the phrase exactly as it is rendered in the song title.
In the 1940s, the words, adapted as “He ain’t heavy, Father, he’s my brother”, were taken as a slogan for Boys Town children’s home by founder Father Edward Flanagan.
Whoa whoda thunk that song dates back to 1884, that’s too cool.
And lol which one of us is Sonny and which is Cher? It’s funny because technically Cher sings contralto (male tenor) while Sonny gets up there pretty high. So I guess it really doesn’t matter, eh?
Yeah man, it looks like the monster decided to hook its claws into Kills now. They say bad luck comes in threes. Honestly though, what you just wrote on his post was brilliant, and I hope he sees it tonight. It’s actually giving me a lot to think about as well.
And if all else fails, you hold the monster while I deliver a carefully targeted punch below the belt. Cheap shots are my specialty 😛