Summary of poem I have a dream By abba
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I believe that Abba's "I have a Dream" has more meaning than first meets the ear or eye. It is certainly more than just a meaningless collection of English language cliche's assembled by Swedish composers who had no idea what point they were trying to make! I believe that this song holds more deep meaning than any other Abba song ever recorded!
To start with, one must understand what Albert Einstein meant when he said: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Albert Einstein (1879-1955).
In "I have a Dream" the songwriters have properly divided the world into two main spheres, the real world, and the supernatural world where imagination and fantasy dwell with such beings as angels, who only become "real" to us in our dreams.
In this song, these two worlds are divided by an imaginary "stream", but it is a stream that one can choose to cross at will, going from the real world into one's spiritual world, or into one's imagination "whenever the time is right to be in that sphere".
It is on the spiritual side of the stream where the real powers of personal attitude will determine if we are having a wonderful time in this life, or whether we are living our lives in a difficult way, filled with sadness, anger, or in any way that does not take a moment to see the wonder of all things!
The author of "Insight for Living", Charles Swindoll, says: "Life is… 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React to It.” This song has a remarkably parallel message, and it is uplifting in that it encourages us to not be afraid of the future and to look for something good in everyone and everything you see.
Assuming that the author's undefined "destination" is the universal human desire to enjoy a meaningful life, this song is also an encouragement to not give up, but rather to continue on "Pushing through the darkness… still, another mile" because the destination makes it all worthwhile.
This is a beautiful song, and once seen in this light, it is not only beautiful, uplifting and encouraging as well.
To start with, one must understand what Albert Einstein meant when he said: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Albert Einstein (1879-1955).
In "I have a Dream" the songwriters have properly divided the world into two main spheres, the real world, and the supernatural world where imagination and fantasy dwell with such beings as angels, who only become "real" to us in our dreams.
In this song, these two worlds are divided by an imaginary "stream", but it is a stream that one can choose to cross at will, going from the real world into one's spiritual world, or into one's imagination "whenever the time is right to be in that sphere".
It is on the spiritual side of the stream where the real powers of personal attitude will determine if we are having a wonderful time in this life, or whether we are living our lives in a difficult way, filled with sadness, anger, or in any way that does not take a moment to see the wonder of all things!
The author of "Insight for Living", Charles Swindoll, says: "Life is… 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React to It.” This song has a remarkably parallel message, and it is uplifting in that it encourages us to not be afraid of the future and to look for something good in everyone and everything you see.
Assuming that the author's undefined "destination" is the universal human desire to enjoy a meaningful life, this song is also an encouragement to not give up, but rather to continue on "Pushing through the darkness… still, another mile" because the destination makes it all worthwhile.
This is a beautiful song, and once seen in this light, it is not only beautiful, uplifting and encouraging as well.
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