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Lennon wrote a beautiful song, a poem really (as all great songs are) and asked us a simple thing: to imagine a perfect world, a world without war, a world without hate, a world with neither fear nor greed nor hunger-- just a world without evil. And no need for religion his poem sang, no God, no Soul, no hell, and no heaven as well.... Nothing to kill for, nothing to die for-- it all sounds so good, this brotherhood of man, this world of innocence. No choices to make, no need to struggle, all will be perfect, though death will still end life and then extinction, utter nothingness, awaits all. Except for the last bit, it all sounds much as you might imagine Heaven to be....

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Date: 11/30/2018 4:20:00 PM
Yes. All except for the last... And isn’t that the sticker? I don’t imagine the world ever has been or will ever be as Lennon sings, outside of heaven. Well written. Deb
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L. J. Carber
Date: 11/30/2018 9:45:00 PM
Thanks Deb
Date: 10/20/2018 10:29:00 AM
Nice, I like how you did that.
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L. J. Carber
Date: 11/30/2018 9:45:00 PM
Somehow I missed seeing this before, Maureen, so a belated thanks!

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