I was watching “New Amsterdam” last night, and at the end of the show, Omar is at the piano playing and singing a song. I had to grab a pencil, and take note..I liked what I was hearing, an old song, one that I had heard before…but one I wanted to remember.
Entering the following quote into Google, I found more than I expected:
The greatest thing you’ll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return.
from the song “Nature Boy” (1948)
Written by eden ahbez (lower case on purpose) and sung by Nat King Cole, among others.
I found some other quotes by eden that interested me, here is a sample:
The seasons come and the seasons go, the summer fruit and the winter snow, but here we are, and here we stay — until the time to go away.
Ah, they say, there’s a land that is great, and is grand; there’s no fear, and no pain — we will all live again — and everyone will find the ones they love.
From “The Wanderer” Eden’s Island (1960)
and,
What I mean by the Principle of Oneness is this:
That we must learn to realize
that there’s nothing separate or apart.
That everything is part of everything else.
That there’s nothing above us,
or below us, or around us.
All is inherent within us.
Like Jesus said, “The Kingdom is Within.”
As told to his friend Joe Romersa in 1992.
Which takes me back to my post from the other day and “interdependent web of existence of which we are a part.”
After reading the above and looking at the pictures and videos from the links below, I found it interesting to learn that eden ahbez was born within months of my Granddaddy. They were in two completely different places in the world, it is a little difficult to comprehend. Granddaddy was a very special man, and I have many things to say about him. But, I don’t know if the things eden was thinking and saying were a part of Granddaddy’s experience….at all. I wish I could talk to him about it.
eden ahbez Wiki
Shadow Box Studios–eden ahbez
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