This has turned into a beautiful day–warm and sunny with blazing blue sky.
On my way home, I listened to Stealing Fire. It occurred to me that the reason I love that album and Humans, in particular, is that they both speak to human potential, good and bad. Humans have an enormous capacity to cause harm; we’re our own worst enemies. We also have the capacity for greatness. In the end, it is the choices we make–the choices that make us human–that are at the core of his songs. Cockburn castigates us for our failures, but he also shines a light on our best potential.
red paper boat 