Sunday, February 19, 2012

The greatest love of all



This morning while coming to work I listened (courtesy: Kuwait FM) to Whitney Houston sing “The Greatest love of all”. Her powerful voice rang out and I heard her sing...


The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
But then with sadness, I remembered that this truth did not help her.

We know that the life of a celebrity is not an easy one, but many singers we know have survived the madness of limelight.
Or is it because she could not let another help her?

Had she learned to depend only on her own self and thus lost the healing touch of others?

May she rest in peace while her songs continue to heal others.

"Greatest Love Of All"

I believe the children are our future

Teach them well and let them lead the way

Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Give them a sense of pride to make it easier

Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be



Everybody's searching for a hero

People need someone to look up to

I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
A lonely place to be

So I learned to depend on me



[Chorus:]

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows

If I fail, if I succeed

At least I'll live as I believe

No matter what they take from me

They can't take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all

Is happening to me

I found the greatest love of all

Inside of me

The greatest love of all

Is easy to achieve

Learning to love yourself

It is the greatest love of all



I believe the children are our future

Teach them well and let them lead the way

Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Give them a sense of pride to make it easier

Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be



[Chorus]



And if, by chance, that special place

That you've been dreaming of

Leads you to a lonely place

Find your strength in love






Source:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/whitneyhouston/greatestloveofall.html
http://www.nme.com/news/whitney-houston/62042

5 comments:

  1. It is fickleness of celebrity status that often proves to be the downfall.

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  2. Giving in too much too materialism brings loneliness..

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  3. Anil: Fickleness, you are right.. but I think one need not be a celebrity to be fickle minded and also to depend entirely on self.. guess the humans are not wired thus.. as the saying goes; no man can is an island.

    Renu: Yes.. too much materialism does bring loneliness.. the craving for earthly stuff may never end.

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  4. Whitney is a fantastic and very talented singer. It is heart breaking such wonderful people leave the world early.
    May her soul rest in peace.

    Best wishes,
    Joseph

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  5. JP: A warm welcome to my blog.
    Yes.. Whitney is a very talented singer. She has inspired many by her songs.. but what I wanted to point out was that, not a bit of these songs helped her in facing her own life and her battle with drugs. She need not have left the scene this early, if she had indeed learned to take care of herself. But then this is the life of a celebrity and another example of the same would be Micheal Jackson.

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