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THUS PLAYED ZARATHUSTRA
A Child of Rock & Roll
A farm boy from the Wisconsin cold
I didn’t like classical music at all
Till I found myself in a Movie Theater
Thinking I was about to see
Another Sci-Fi feature
But there were no
Monsters or Aliens
Instead a troupe of apes
Screaming and chattering
Till the breaking of the dawn
When one of the creatures
Discovered a bone
Could be used for a tool
Or a weapon of war
When he began breaking bones
The Vienna Philharmonic began
Playing the theme song 'Zarathustra'
I felt my hair stand up on end
Goose bumps rose on my skin
This was more than a Sci-Fi fantasy
This was 2001 A Space Odyssey
From that day I believe science
Does not contradict evolution
For humanity has, and will continue
To evolve both physically and spiritually
And when I look up into the starry night
I hear ‘Zarathustra’ played back in my mind
I am overwhelmed by the mystery
Of what we do not yet know
And in my wonder, I find spiritual ecstasy
When I was a farm boy, during the summer, I seldom saw friends unless we were doing field work together. The exception was Saturday night, when we’d meet at the old Gem Theater, in New Richmond Wisconsin. At that time my view of the world was limited. Till the night I saw 2001 Space Odyssey. Since, I’ve come to realize that there are no limits to my life or soul. ‘Zarathustra’ was more than an inspiration, it is a cosmic hymn.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Bone+2001+Space+Odyssey+Music&&view=detail&mid=5E7FE22879B97BC6C9B85E7FE22879B97BC6C9B8&FORM=VRDGAR
A farm boy from the Wisconsin cold
I didn’t like classical music at all
Till I found myself in a Movie Theater
Thinking I was about to see
Another Sci-Fi feature
But there were no
Monsters or Aliens
Instead a troupe of apes
Screaming and chattering
Till the breaking of the dawn
When one of the creatures
Discovered a bone
Could be used for a tool
Or a weapon of war
When he began breaking bones
The Vienna Philharmonic began
Playing the theme song 'Zarathustra'
I felt my hair stand up on end
Goose bumps rose on my skin
This was more than a Sci-Fi fantasy
This was 2001 A Space Odyssey
From that day I believe science
Does not contradict evolution
For humanity has, and will continue
To evolve both physically and spiritually
And when I look up into the starry night
I hear ‘Zarathustra’ played back in my mind
I am overwhelmed by the mystery
Of what we do not yet know
And in my wonder, I find spiritual ecstasy
When I was a farm boy, during the summer, I seldom saw friends unless we were doing field work together. The exception was Saturday night, when we’d meet at the old Gem Theater, in New Richmond Wisconsin. At that time my view of the world was limited. Till the night I saw 2001 Space Odyssey. Since, I’ve come to realize that there are no limits to my life or soul. ‘Zarathustra’ was more than an inspiration, it is a cosmic hymn.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Bone+2001+Space+Odyssey+Music&&view=detail&mid=5E7FE22879B97BC6C9B85E7FE22879B97BC6C9B8&FORM=VRDGAR
Published 11th Sep 2016
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12th Sep 2016 12:38pm
15th Sep 2016 3:54am
That is all so awesome! He found the megalith of creativity that caused his mind to open and it was the moment of conception, beautiful depiction. There’s no telling how many times we’ve evolved here or in what form.. The uniqueness I think is our consciousness. There is so much more in this write than that though, and it was all very good. I read the name and thought, Nietzsche….the perfectly created man of mind… the Superman. Great mind set behind this.
15th Sep 2016 3:55am
