John Lennon – Imagine lyrics

Imagine
lies are best believed when you mix a little truth into them. Lennon's mixing of truth and non truth at first appearance gives some credence to his song imagine. -imagine there's no heaven". Those who believe that jesus is god are not burdened by him but liberated by him from worldly things. Jesus taught us to wipe the dust off our feet as evidence against those who would not believe the word of god â€" not to harm non-believers. Lennon suggests that religion is responsible for man's inhumane actions to his fellow man. Though this may be true of those with twisted concepts of their religion, it is not true of real christians. -imagine no possessions". You might as well imagine no food because enough of it does not spring from the earth without our cultivating it with machinery. You also might want to imagine no roof over your head or clothes on you back. I would prefer not to imagine a world impoverished by lack of basic human sustenance. To imagine there is no heaven is more than just a void of faith, it is a void of hope. Our good wishes will never change the hearts of men. Why would it. Only god can make this transformation and if you do not believe in him then you are without hope as well as without faith. Countries are not the cause of bloodshed; they are the result of bloodshed. Nation states are a relatively new invention in the history of man. The violence perpetrated goes beyond the existence of borders. It is the result of culture, fear and the lack of moral and spiritual guidance. Randy.

War is fought for peace? Do you know how condescending that sounds? War is fought over differences of opinions over varying degrees. Whether the opinion is territorial, material, or clerical. I think that is what Lennon was trying to get at. No one "owns" any piece of the Earth or any tangible thing. That is an illusion. And no one knows what the hell - forgive the pun - is going on behind the scenes when we talk about our beliefs in religion - no one. If we would all realize these things what would there be to fight over? Let's all share the world together, in harmony. Maintain your beliefs, but adopt the notion that you may be wrong, whichever side you are on. And that's okay, but it certainly doesn't mean that you are a better or lesser person that your neighbor. Give them the love they deserve and the love you have earned will follow.

RECOGNIZING THEMES: ANCIENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OR DISBELIEFS, SUPPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS, RACISM, AND GREEDY ACQUISITION OF RESOURCES HAVE INSTIGATED RHETORIC, HATRED, WARS, AND DEATHS OF MILLIONS. I think that John Lennon's ideal was to advise the world's inhabitants to stop lying to our children and everyone else, about primitive ignorance-bred stories and unproven beliefs in deities and an afterlife, no matter how socially acceptable it still is today. We are all brothers and sisters regardless of our beliefs, our color, our race, our intelligence, and our knowledge. To live in peace, we must recognize that we are a global community that has a need for physical resources (food, shelter, health, and education), and a sense of being safe in the world we live in. And we do not need anyone, any group, or any organization telling us what we should believe, or what decisions or choice we should make in life, except to recognize, that the environment of human and non-human life of all the planet's species have value. We do need governments, currently, that recognize the need to supply all its inhabitants of the physical resources and protect the environment of our planet from which we have been continuously evolving.

Lennon's asking that everyone stop what they were doing and come together as one. No Heaven, nothing to be worried about getting into. No Hell, nothing to dread.

"Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world..."

I took this verse of the song for a special reason. No possessions, nothing to claim as yours and yours only. No need greed or hunger, no need for violence and fighting over possessions. A brotherhood of man, sharing all the world. That says it all right there. He thinks that it IS possible to be united, to be together, to serve for one cause, which obviously is a better world. Enjoy this song and let it bring tears to your eyes.

Wendell bravo "what is worse is that they make much money in island ,but when they return to spain they curse the philippines and heap upon the worst possible insuilt. Eto pa ' " when the judges are corrupt, the employees are corrupt too, everyone in the government is corrupt" ,tapos , a silence suddenly fell upon us.everyone are busy thingking about the philippine under spain. " spain rediscovery of republic ", spain abolition of slavery, established of the corrupted system ah disease that our world is dying for. Welcome this our nation. On the game. For freedom. Where not slaves. Ah the government. Didn't do anything hear our suppering our problem, ask the malakangyang a better petition. Where just beast I the island, called ask indios or monkeys in the island without history without a past. Grow up slaves, overused. Work animals, this is our country for today, I urge my fellow filipino patriot to work and study about our country philippine instead of doing something and write and tell to the world what happen to philippine of spain of today. For those gambler is they are worthy or unworthy for liberty. Hehe. Okey dr. Jose rizal. Me today.

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In my opinion, the world J. Lennon mention in this song is the communist society. No government, no classes, equal and end of economic exploitation (so no wars), freedom in the high infrastructure, all are features of it. And maybe this idea is one of reasons for his death t_t. However, with our destruction in environment, I don't know whether we can reach this society before the world destroy.
This song too wonderful!

I believe that this song is saying that the main root to all war is different beliefs and religions. This is saying imagine if the world were just one, and if it was just simple, and if everybody agreed with one another (for the most part ;), and how the world would be a better place if we were just at peace with one another, instead of being 'at war' constantly.

The music is sweet which must account for its appeal because the lyrics are awful. In this vision of the world there is no right or wrong, and no ultimate meaning to life and everyone does what he wants. Also no justice, nothing to care enough about to sacrifice for, and no loyalty. No source of comfort when faced with the dangers of the natural world “red in tooth and claw.” With the unlimited food supply he imagines (no greed or hunger) there is also no motivation to work. Where is the dignity of man? We are no more than plants that suck up a food supply, then die. I don’t want to live in that world.

The song imagine by john lennon speaks of a world where there is a perfection of mankind who needs no god or religion or hell or heaven but just the happy & content brotherhood of man. Nothing to kill or die for, sharing the world, no greed or hunger. All I can say is that this kind of "imagine world" that john lennon was singing about should have been called"imagine me " because this wasn't the real world that lennon lived in being so rich & off of this song.

Also, the initial thoughts and ideas lead to an individual's ideal utopia, however because of the simple fact he has made this song, the current world is a dystopia. This meaning that he is imagining "nothing to kill or die for", "no religion", "no need for greed or hunger" because he sees all these as they are now and is singing about a world where there are none of these features - meaning they exist with dramatic effects.
You may say he is a dreamer, and he is not the only one, because many people see this world as distraught, run down, dying, and want to revive it by creating an army of believers, hoping that one day you will join them - "and the world will live as one".

Imagine loving everyone equally. Imagine having no boundaries to separate us. Imagine sharing our ideas and feelings without hate. Imagine everyone growing together equally without poverty. Imagine a world with all of these things to pass on to our children. And their children. And their children. Now that's something to work for. Something to live for. John lennon only wrote about love and generosity, he wanted to end violence and he used his celebrity to bring awareness to important and worthwhile causes that helped change the way we view each other and ourselves. He knew that with the voice of the people you can create change to the world. Use your voice to create change and help those in need. Are. I. P. John.

I sang this song at unity church this last weekend. I explained that it is probably not a song one could sing at traditional christian church becuase everything is interpreted literally there. If you do likewise to this song then kinda silly to sing a song that says imagine no religion at a church. However the real meaning is imagine if we removed all the obstacles that divide us, including religion and nationism. We could live as one.

Interesting Chemical-lollipop.
"Without no Heaven there is no hope"
- This statement breathes emotion and no intellect. Whether there is hope or not is irrelevant for truth. Some people are strong enough to face life without imaginary friends - you might not be one of them though.
"Without no Hell there is no discipline"
- Discipline is a man-creation (just as your invisible friend) and can only be held by the living. That's also why we have created laws and rules. You do not need hell to create discipline.
"I find it funny how Atheist hide behind the truth, because they are slothful and cowardly."
- The greater the claims, the greater the evidence needed. You have provided no evidence for God, and no one has ever succeded in doing that before you either. And if something hasn't been proved, we tend not to believe in it. If I say there is an invisible dragon lying on the floor, you'd expect evidence for this creature. If I cannot provide them - we'd assume that I suffer from hallucinations, or that I am a liar. Religious people should give that a thought - because they are doing the same with their imaginary friend.
As for cowardly - I'd say it's a lot more cowardly and weak to not be able to think for yourself and seek comfort in illusions.
Perhaps you're not only an idiot, but a coward as well? Not bad for a 14 year old - your future looks bright.

For me, this song speaks of no hope. Were I to imagine there was no heaven, then what would my life be like today? Full of depressed, discouraged, joyless days. I am grateful this world is not my home, and that there is more to this story. I thank God, for the blood of Jesus that cleansed me, and makes me whole. I thank God for His Great Faithfulness. The only way we can live in the way John Lennon described is in the new Kingdom, and I look forward to the day when His Kingdom will come. Until then I will continue to enjoy eternal life right here on earth by seeking His face, His will, His word, His way each and everyday. We must learn to embrace the Godhead (Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost) because they are real. Let the wash over you, rest in them and you will see just how life becomes worth living. For to live is Christ, and to die gain. Amen.

Imagining peace is lovely, but imagining that a finite life here on Earth is all there is to reality is not. Even quantum physics presents questions about our perception of reality, and suggests that One infinite, eternal Mind constitutes reality, and matter itself is just an illusion. I choose to think that John Lennon was pleasantly surprised to find that he did not cease to exist when that bullet tore through the physical body he thought was his identity. We may not know what the bigger picture is, but evidence that it is not what it appears to be is very compelling.

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1st paragraph, lennon speaks about how religion fanatics put their own convenience first before helping the people, or fantasizing of the future (home in heaven) instead of helping for today.
In relation to 1, einstein said.
(einstein: "man's plight would, indeed, be sad if he had to be kept in order through fear of punishment and hope of rewards after death. ")
2nd paragraph, lennon speaks in relation to patriotism, nationalism and wars.
Again, in relation to einstein, "i am by heritage a jew, by citizenship a swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being, without any special attachment to any state or national entity whatsoever. "
Lastly, lennon speaks about capitalism and the concept of countries, I remember lennon being a fan of the communist manifesto besides not being a communist.

誰相信信念 倘若不是在我们心里 Let's take Jesus for example; either he was the Son of God… or he wasn't. I can't really see the Jewish and the Christian communities getting together any time soon for an informal, open-minded chat on the matter. "Hey what do you guys think about that whole Messiah thing?" Nup, not gonna happen. Both religions know that they're right, so it's not up for discussion. Their beliefs are non-negotiable. Let's be honest, I wasn't there, you weren't there, none of us were. We don't actually know, we just believe. If we categorically knew that Jesus was the son of God, then we wouldn't need faith because we would have indisputable knowledge, and faith is all about believing in something that we can't prove. With me?

This song has been my inspiration for my whole life. I sang it in choir in grade 3 and, being a little nerd, did a bunch of research on the song. It was what decided me on becoming a performer. I saw what John Lennon was able to do with a single piece of music and I thought "wow, I want to spend my life trying to inspire people like THAT."
Thank you John, Rest in the peace you so hoped for.

How do some of you take a song that is pure about a world of peace and happiness and call it a dream of Communism? No Countries would mean no government. This song is about loving your neighbor just because you can. It dreams of always seeing the good in people and always lending a helping hand. The song is as big a dream as it is that everyone who listens to it getting the same message.