I have a confession to make. I’m in love!
With a musical.
The musical is RENT, and I’ve seen it four times on stage. Each time I’ve been positively hypnotized by the stories, the songs, the love, the pain…the lives of these individuals, getting by as best as they can, in the Big Apple. RENT has tons of fabulous messages and powerful life lessons woven into the story line, and the song “Seasons of Love” is a prime example. The song asks: how do you measure your life?
Since no one comes with an instruction manual, how do we know we’re doing this whole ‘human existence’ thing right? The answer, according to the song, is to measure our lives in love. What does that mean? Well, have you ever gazed in wide-eyed wonder at a glorious sunset? Measure your life by that. Have you ever read your child a bedtime story as she drifted off to sleep? Measure your life by that. Have you ever been there for a friend who was going through a tough time? Measure your life by that. These tiny miracles are how we should be keeping score. These moments of grace, so common that they often go unnoticed, are how we should measure ourselves. So here’s your final test question: are you feelin’ the love? Yes? Good! Then I think you’re doing this whole human existence thing exactly right. Love on, my friend!
