Keep Tryin’–Gamabatte ne! Or Ja You! December 20, 2007
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Hikki’s songs keep me going when I think the road is out or need genki in the morning!!!
This has to be her best song, in terms of translation, to date. Every lyric really nails it on the head (no pun intended for those who understand : ) ) Especially when she sings:
“I’ll expect a lot/ But I’m not a fool/Actually, I’m hungrier than anyone/Even if I hide my confused feelings”
It’s hard to really pick a good lyric from this song because each one really is telling.
Enjoy “Keep Tryin’ “
Eyes on the Prize December 20, 2007
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Was the day we started to fight.
Keep your Eyes on the Prize
Oh Lord, oh Lord.”
I tend to feel history blinds people from making informed decisions. History can create a collective bond which can serve a higher purpose or continue to hand down outdated behaviors.
At 19, I discovered the PBS documentary “Eyes on the Prize” when it first aired, by accident. Profound, moved, disturbed, grateful and astounded are simple words I can use to express my feelings about this show. What a collective group of people did with courage and fortitude over 50 years ago, to make it possible so I have the freedom to make an informed choice, makes my decision to go to the Iowa Caucus not to be taken lightly.
I must admit I am going into this experience jaded about the electoral process and look forward to talking with Iowans who are engaged and bearers of the responsibility of making a decision which has an impact on our nation. From them, I hope to gain a sense of understanding of politics. I want to glimpse the essence and hearts of people who are working for a higher purpose and listen to stories of those who have seen the past and have promise for the future.
I want to know there is still possibility for leaders who inspire, and who remember their service is for a greater good. The same possibility Martin Luther King and others envisioned when they endured opposition, so I might have the right to vote.
The last election I witnessed was in 2004 in Taiwan. That process was manipulative and lacking in freedom. Dec. 27 marks a year back in the States for me. Preparing for and going to the Caucus, I am looking forward to appreciating what it really means to have freedom. Freedom to choose different from what history has dictated in the past and freedom to make history.
I am filled with gratitude toward those who are making this experience possible, so that I can keep my own “eyes on the prize.”
