53 - See I've Got this Woman Here

Once again I return to my go-to show for great music, Chuck.  The creators/writers/whoevers that picked the music for this show just had their stuff together and chose great stuff.  This particular song comes from season 2, episode 2.  A great episode.  Watch it.  I mean the entire series.  Go.  Now.  Enjoy.

Done?  Good, well if you did watch it, there's a strong chance by 90 Songs of Autumn series is over and you've missed the rest of this post while it was fresh.  Hope you like stale donuts.

If you didn't go watch the show...well, kudos on getting the goods fresh, but really, you're missing out on a funny/moving/action filled/romance laden show of awesomeness.  I think Buy More has all season available...if you need something to do later.

Song 53
        "Love It All" from the Kooks album Konk.

There is a huge reason I like this song and why it fits into Autumn for me.  That reason is the book The Black Cauldron, by Lloyd Alexander.  It's the second book in a five book cycle called The Chronicles Prydain.  If you aren't going to watch Chuck...this would be one option for a better use of time.  Seriously.  Read the series.  But this time...after reading my blog.

Why does this song make me think of a high fantasy series of books for children set in ancient Wales inspired landscapes?  I'll tell you why.  In Cauldron, the heroic companions seek out an evil cauldron to destroy it, preventing the creation of undead warriors known as the Cauldron Born.  The primary character, Taran (a young teenager) is accompanied by several friends.  Some old, some new.  One is the wise and learned Adaon.  He is a young man, I take to be in his mid to late twenties, but is an old soul.  He longs to be done with battle and strife and return to his lady fair, and to tend his garden and pursue peaceful things of life.

Adaon says this to Taran at one point:

“There is much to be known, and above all much to be loved, be it the turn of the seasons or the shape of a river pebble. Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts.”

The more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts.  I mean, wow!  This has stuck with me since I read this book at the age of 11.  So, for 2/3rds of my life it's been with me.  I constantly think back on it, and try to apply it to my life.

This song, while not as profound, makes me think of this quote.  The, "love it all, love it all, love it all..." just echoes this concept to me.  Keep finding more things to love.  And you will love more.  Like in the Zelda games.  You can increase your life bar by finding pieces of heart.  You get enough and your life meter gets bigger.  In life, the more you find to love, the more capacity for love you'll have.

And the whole Autumn thing...well, that where these books always take me.  It goes with the whole Autumn/Fantasy mindset that is just a part of how my mind works.

So, go!  Watch some Chuck, read some Prydain, or listen to this song, or find something else, but find something new to love and increase your capacity for love (not specifically the romantic kind either people.)  Cause if there is one thing this world needs desperately...it's more love and kindness.

Love it all.  Love it all.  Love.  It.  All.

grace, peace + hope
-Jesse