On "Seekers": You Gotta Serve Somebody

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"Blogs by 'seekers' excerpted on Baha'i Views" the sidebar heading reads. So who's a seeker? Everybody -- everybody is seeking something. And just like Bob Dylan said, you "Gotta Serve Somebody." -gw

You may be an ambassador to England or France
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Might be a rock'n' roll addict prancing on the stage
Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a state trooper, you might be an young turk
You may be the head of some big TV network
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
You may be living in another country under another name.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a construction worker working on a home
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
You might own guns and you might even own tanks
You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
You may call me anything but no matter what you say.

You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Bob Dylan, "Gotta Serve Somebody," Biograph album

On the Baha'i in Songs: A look at lyrics

 

bahaiviews "You Can See It In A Clear Blue Sky, You Can See It In A Woman's Eyes"

Mick Jagger~God Gave Me Everything~LA 2001~Rolling On

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering, And a child flew past me riding in a star"

♫ The Who – Pure and Easy

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "Y vamos cerrando heridas [And we go on closing wounds]"

Abriendo Puertas -Gloria Estefan

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "Y vamos abriendo puertas [And we go on opening doors]"

Abriendo Puertas - Gloria Estefan

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord, But you're gonna have to serve somebody"

Gotta Serve Somebody-Bob Dylan

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "Coz I now believe,I have the power in me, I've got the faith baby, I can truly be free"

Jem – Finally woken

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: Different Rhythms, Different People

♫ US3 – Different Rhythms, Different People

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "It's so much better When everyone is in, Are you in?"

♫ Incubus – Are You In?

 

bahaiviews The Baha'i in songs: "Now's the time for stepping out of place"

♫ Seal – Get it Together (Album Version

 

bahaiviews All for one, one for all, Theres no way we'll reach our greatest heights

♫ Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace

 

bahaiviews From the Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah.

Amame – leonor dely

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On the Baha'i in Songs: A look at lyrics

Another playlist, this from my DJ stand at blip.fm. -gw

 

bahaiviews "You Can See It In A Clear Blue Sky, You Can See It In A Woman's Eyes"

Mick Jagger~God Gave Me Everything~LA 2001~Rolling On | play

Posted on Jun 28 at 6:02 pm

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering, And a child flew past me riding in a star"

♫ The Who – Pure and Easy | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 10:14 pm | AMAZON | ITUNES

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "Y vamos cerrando heridas [And we go on closing wounds]"

Abriendo Puertas | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 10:06 pm

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "Y vamos abriendo puertas [And we go on opening doors]"

abriendo puertas | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 10:04 pm

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord, But you're gonna have to serve somebody"

Gotta Serve Somebody-Bob Dylan | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 9:46 pm

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "Coz I now believe,I have the power in me, I've got the faith baby, I can truly be free"

Jem – Finally woken | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 9:37 pm | AMAZON | ITUNES

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "You see I've finally woken, From a long sleep, I'm ready to jump, To make that blind leap"

Jem – Finally Woken | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 9:33 pm | AMAZON | ITUNES

 

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: Different Rhythms, Different People

♫ US3 – Different Rhythms, Different People | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 9:14 pm | AMAZON | ITUNES

bahaiviews The #bahai in songs: "It's so much better When everyone is in, Are you in?"

♫ Incubus – Are You In? | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 9:09 pm | AMAZON | ITUNES

 

bahaiviews The Baha'i in songs: "Now's the time for stepping out of place"

♫ Seal – Get it Together (Album Version | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 8:50 pm | AMAZON | ITUNES

 

bahaiviews All for one, one for all, Theres no way we'll reach our greatest heights

♫ Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 5:54 pm | AMAZON | ITUNES

 

bahaiviews From the Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah.

Amame – leonor dely | play

Posted on Jun 22 at 5:47 pm | AMAZON | ITUNES

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On Resisting Divisive Influences: God Unites, Man Divides

Thirty-three students, 33 blogs. Alex posts thoughtfully about "Baha'i" for his religious studies class and kindly gives me permission to link. -gw

Thanks, Alex. The Baha'i perspective is one of evolution. Everything changes and moves on, even religion. There is Baha'i scriptural support for the legitimacy of the "Book of Nature" as a basis for religious belief. In this sense there have been many "peoples of the book."

Even the concept of God evolves. I often find myself telling people, "I don't believe in the God you don't believe in."

The Book of Nature, Flitzy Phoebie

As Bob Dylan wrote in a song "You gotta serve somebody."
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Whatever it is we live for, that's our "god," it can be argued.

From many gods to one God - this defines an evolutionary path.

Theology is rich, heady stuff, which can be divisive. God unites, and man divides. That has been the tendency over the centuries. We have reason today to resist that tendency.

All the best to your and your classmates,

George Wesley