Inspired by Blur. (1991). There's no other way. On Leisure [Audio album]. Food Records.
When was life meant to stop being fun? It’s not that everything we do has to supply us with a sense of amusement or entertainment, but fun is an important part of living a life in which we thrive. There’s also something of an attitudinal aspect to this. Like when something we have always done for fun becomes just another chore.
Have you ever found the fun has been taken out of things like in the lyrics of this song? Either circumstances or people seem to transform something you’ve always enjoyed into something of a task that just needs to be completed so you can get on with the rest of life. In my experience, anxiety and depression can certainly make you feel like this; that life is just a treadmill to walk rather than an expedition to enjoy.
Yet one of the things I really like lyrically about this song is that it reintroduces the concept of mystery to life and our enjoyment of it as an antidote to rigid structure. Thinking through things, planning and being logical certainly has its place in life. Yet, there are some things which logic and sensibility simply can’t do for us. Fun is one of those things, as is love. It strikes me that these lyrics encourage us to pause and question; where are we heading, why and what’s the rush? Why not take the time to choose to enjoy our experiences rather than simply proceed through them? The danger is that in overly planning a life we end up not living it and enjoying the amazing things that constantly go on around us. The song encourages us to wait, observe and refocus our priorities.
It’s not that we have to buy into the idea not to think at all. But it is that we don’t need to have the content and direction of our life simply dictated by some form of logical masterplan which doesn’t take account of the beautiful nuances of life, or the direction of others. So, this weekend, why not take some time to rediscover the fun in life by making a commitment to spend some time just watching it all.
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