And how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see

Points to Ponder: How many ears must one person have Before he can hear people cry?

Oh, the answer, my friends, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind

Story Line: This song was written in 1962 by Bob Dylan and reflected the times of Vietnam war, violence and protests for human rights. However, seeing the current situation in the world, I thought of the message of this song. I share again with you as it is especially relevant today.  

I hear Bob Dylan's voice as he pleads: And how many deaths will it take 'till he knows That too many people have died? 

Reflection: No matter what political or religious believes you have, I am sure everyone wants these senseless killings to end. A quick solution for these tragedies needs to be in place. We must do everything possible to make sure that this madness stops.

Otherwise:  "What a pity a man must die before he wakes up?"

 

Lyrics: Blowin’ In The Wind by Bob Dylan

How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man?

How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand?

How many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed to the sea?

How many years must some people exist Before they're allowed to be free?

And how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see - The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many times can a man look up Before he sees the sky?

How many ears must one person have Before he can hear people cry?

And how many deaths will it take 'till he knows That too many people have died?

The answer, my friends, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Oh, the answer, my friends, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind

Songwriter: Bob Dylan was awarded The Nobel Prize in Litreature in 2016.

Blowin' in the Wind lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC 

A version of this article was published on March 29, 2018 during gun violence that resulted in deaths of many innocent children and adults.

 

 

Comments

[Sam]

Good point. History is full of stories where source of conflict was power. Wish people knew to focus on their spiritual power than what their ego tells them as the source from outside.

[SJ]

Thank you for your reflection/reminder on what is going around in many parts of the World. May there is peace and killings would stop.

[Back to Square One]

I had heard the song after coming to US in 70s but never knew it was written in 1962 in reference to the Vietnam war.

We are back to the same time

[Pinoy]

Maybe now people will think better after this fiasco. Lucky us, our leader hv more sense than to be duped by these so called superior leaders frm .....,,,country

[Pulao Penang]

A very nice song. We sang thus song during our younger days in school n college..
Lyrics certainly very meaningful

[JZ-Sunnyvale]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I really like your blog and the content because they have a lot of positive energy.

[TF-Iceland]

Beautiful song from my dad's favourite singer/songwrier. Personally, I prefer Leonard Cohen but Dylan wrote some great songs and this is surely one of them 😊😍