iMedia: Said the Raindrop to the Seed

Said the Raindrop to the Seed is a little known love song about a drop of rain and a little seed. It is one of the best love songs I have ever heard. Its simple, its beautiful, and interesting. The metaphor is new, and amazing in its execution. Its the full story too, its not just a moment of love, its all of it. Its from life to death. It says that even though love is not historical by itself, or that they may not be remembered or even matter to anyone else, they matter to each other. It reminds me of the beginning of Love Actually (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMScPVO4rLw), it is not Romeo and Juliet or Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester, but one love, whether quiet or newsworthy, is no more important than any other. The metaphor of the raindrop and the seed is also very good because they are a team. Without each other neither of them can make a flower, something beautiful. Without the other, they would be a lonely ugly nothing, but together they make an amazing thing. In the end, the raindrop asks the seed to be always there for her because she can't stand not being with him, even in death. The song is so truthful, and plain (but in a good way). I think anyone who listens to this caught by it, its a relaxing universal song. A simple masterpiece.

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Lyrics:
You and me,
Said the raindrop to the seed
We'll make a winning team won't we?
Cause when I fall down
You'll become a pretty flower
And I'll be finally free
From the shackles of this cloud

And the sun will shine
And we'll make the most of life
Come, we haven't got much time
'Cause all living things must die
But I will nurture you
'Til your petals turn to white
And you will hold me close
Until the last drop of me dries"

'Cause you and me
We have each other
And that's all we need
The place I'll call my home
Is anywhere that you will be
You and me
May never make a mark on the shape of history
But I'm glad you came to make your mark on me

So darling when I lie down
I hope you'll be around
To lay your roses down over me
'Cause I'd never keep
To watch you fall asleep
I wouldn't last the day
Without you standing next to me

Through a satellite lens
We are just a tiny speck
Oh, of little consequence
In the greater scheme of things
But from down here
In our private little sphere
The colors are in focus
And the picture's crystal clear

'Cause you and me
We've got each other
And that's all we need
The place I'll call my home
Is anywhere that you will be
You and me
May never make a mark on the shape of history
But I'm glad you came to make your mark on me

I'm glad you came to make your mark on me.

Dialectics: Education and Freedom

Education and Freedom seem to be at first two completely opposing ideas. Modern education, at times, seems to do nothing but suppress freedom, and freedom can only be obtained in small doses between school and homework (and the occasional liberated class). In theory, freedom comes in that bright future which I have heard so much about... a distant promise. They are in a constant struggle, reality and hopefulness, practicality and dreams. In some ways though, they can aid in the fruition of each other. Education can lead to intellectual freedom presently. With knowledge comes intelligent thought, and that is a form of freedom... freedom to think in the best way that we can. Freedom to have opinions and different thoughts comes partially from education. When the time of liberty comes in a place where freedom is scare, education prospers as well. When freedom is suppressed, education is censored and suppressed. They walk hand in hand at those times, and if one is pulled one way, the other must follow shortly. Education now, can also lead to a better life later, a greater freedom of choice and happiness later. Although we may be unhappy in our fictitious cages now, prospering in them leads to a larger pasture later.