Relevant
We want to feel we matter
To connect and serve with feeling
As we run up that hill
Looking for a meaningHow do we know we exist?
How do we know we’re alive?
How many people do we need to tell us
Before we accept we have arrived?We’re together in this room
But only some can see the elephant
In the truth of everyday experience
We compete to be relevantThere are 14 Billion years before us
And we get 80 years or so
We stutter briefly on the stage
We flicker briefly and then we goWise men have worked to show us
We are leaves in the forest green
On our own we have little significance
In the playing of life’s great sceneWe’re together in this room
But only some can see the elephant
In the truth of everyday experience
We compete to be relevantSome ignorance may be a virtue
That many find unexpected
The truth is in life’s experience
And not in its meaning dissectedIn the end our focus shifts
To those we love and what we’re giving
And while we’ve something to share
There’s still a relevance to our livingWe’re together in this room
But only some can see the elephant
In the truth of everyday experience
While we share, we are relevant
Inspired by the Birdman film
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