John Lennon’s 67th Birthday….
John Lennon was born October 9, 1940 during the course of a German air raid in England. As a musician who urged on peace during the heighth of the Viet Nam War in the 1960’s, one can only imagine what the super star/ peace activist would think of the world during these turbulent times. Like Richard Nixon, we now have the war monger, George W. Bush. As in the Viet Nam War, we now have the immoral, illogical and mis-directed campaign and occupation in the soveriegn country of Iraq. In both wars, it is us - the USA - who are the instigators, the bullies, the oppressors, who are waging a war against a country and it’s poplace who have done nothing toward us. To date, we have killed over 800,000 Iraquis, many of them innocent women and children.
In honor of Lennon’s upcoming 67th birthday, I am including here the lyrics to one of his most famous songs which advocated the all significant spiritual component - Karma.
Instant Karma
instant karma’s gonna get you
gonna knock you right in the head
you better get yourself together
pretty soon you’re gonna be dead
what in the world you thinking of
laughing in the face of love
what on earth you trying to do
its up to you, yeah you
instant karma’s gonna get you
gonna look you right in the face
better get yourself together darlin
join the human race 
how in the world you gonna see
laughin at fools like me
who in the hell do you think you are
a super star
well, right you are
we all shine on
like the moon and the stars and the sun
we all shine on
everyone come on
instant karma’s gonna get you
gonna knock you off your feet 
better recognize your brothers
everyone you meet
why in the world are we here
surely not to live in pain and fear
why on earth are you there
when you’re everywhere
come and get your share
we all shine on
like the moon and the stars and the sun
yeah, we all shine on
on and on and on on and on
we all shine on
like the moon the stars and the sun…
