Welcome all to ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐น๐น๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ, a series of weekly reviews by Charles Connolly – an artist in his own right. Here, Charles delves into the greatest brand new singles brought to you by the best unsigned artists on our electrifying and eclectic set of ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฉ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ playlists.
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Charles lives life to the maxโฆ
โLife is for livingโ! We have heard it all too many times. But letโs be realistic here. Most people donโt actually really think like this. The more standard approach is probably: life is fine for some, but weโve got to pay the bills and sort out tax returns. Or as Lennon put it, โLife is what happens to you while youโre busy making other plansโ. This is all so wrong. I mean Lennon is right, but you hopefully know what I mean. Despite what the believers say, we only have one shot at this. And although life is famously โtoo shortโ, we are quite generously given around 80 or so years these days in which to โdoโ it – not really THAT shortโฆ I have always found it rather ironic that when weโre young and agile most of us sit at a desk and work for most of our lives, but as soon as we hit around 65, we are allowed to stop working and enjoy the rest of our lives. By which point you are unable to do anything you might still wish to do because your limbs are aching and you canโt see or hear properlyโฆ It would almost make more sense to do it the other way around. To do everything you might want to do in life while young, and then sit at a desk and work when youโre older. The mind is usually more experienced and wise in the latter years – if it hasnโt gone completely, of course. Sitting is no problem at age 75. So easy, I could do it standing on my head! Or maybe not. The vital flaw in this theory is that it would be somewhat of an anticlimaxโฆ One has to have something to look forward to. Wheelchair races, perhapsโฆ? Perhaps not. This theory will forever remain a theory and is not going to happen. So the point is, we must USE life. It is there for the taking! It could be anything from travel to challenge to mastering an art or craft. Just anything, really. The important thing is enjoyment and fulfilment. A sense of accomplishment is ideal, but if one even has a smile on oneโs face, a goal has been achieved. Life is not something to have been resentfully โgot throughโ. As Lennon said, we often plan to do things, but rarely actually get around to doing them. Thatโs not enough. Unless you particularly enjoy planning, in which case you should consider a career in management or as a P.A. I personally do not want anything to do with management. Planning is good, but there is a tendency to have a forever growing bucket list (thereโs that word again – always with the bucket).
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