Chaotic is the word i choose to describe the 60's and 70's. From that chaotic world, many artists wrote songs to criticize the world around them. Other artists like Stevie Wonder wrote songs to comfort many wounded hearts. "Heaven Helps Us All" is full of wishes and hope.
"Heaven help the black man if he struggles one more day
Heaven help the white man if he turns his back away
Heaven help the man who kicks the man who has to crawl
Heaven help us all
Heaven help the boy who won't reach twenty-one
Heaven help the man who gave that boy a gun
Heaven help the people with their backs against the wall
Lord, Heaven help us all, oh all right
lay me down before I go to sleep
In a troubled world, I pray the Lord to keep
Keep hatred from the mighty and the mighty from the small
Heaven help us all"
"In God we believe" is the message I got from Stevie. Facing threats like bombing, Stevie encourages us to pray for peace. While many young men are facing a fate which forces them to be a soldier and go to war, Stevie encourages us to pray for them. He even encourages us to pray for "the people with their back against wall" and to "keep hatred from the mighty and the mighty from the small". I really do hope his prayers will be answered. But I'm somewhat skeptical about it. I remember during one of many psychology classes, my professor made a valid point. He said praying is a lot like gambling. You pray everyday. If one day one of your prayers is answered, you will keep praying. A gambler plays the slot machine. If one day this gambler gets lucky, he or she will keep playing. I'm not trying to encourage everyone stop praying. My intention is to warn you that if your prayer doesn't get answered, please don't get disappointed and lose faith. Always look at the positive side and keep your faith.
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