Eleanor Rigby - by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

This poem/song made me feel sympathetic. Not sympathetic for Eleanor Rigby or Father McKenzie, because they are obviously fictional characters, but for the people in the world like Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie. People who feel lonely and unhappy with their lives, and didn't get the time to change it. Take Eleanor Rigby for example, she worked in the church and lived "in a dream". She hoped and dreamed of a better life, one more fulfilling. What happens? She died still alone and still unnoticed. Father McKenzie on the other hand was also a lonely man, he was the priest at the church where Eleanor worked. He wrote sermons all the time, but for who? No one ever showed up.

For me, this poem also raised a lot of questions. In my experience, life is what you make of it. If you don't like something, change it! It is actually that simple believe it or not. You are the only one to blame if you are walking around unhappy with your life. So what I don't understand is if Eleanor and Father McKenzie was as depressed as the poem made them seem to be, why in the world didn't they do something about it? Why would someone go that long being wistful and not even try to do anything about it? How would you be able to do that? Sure it's not an easy thing, but sometimes life surprises you and can be very rewarding with a bit of effort. Talk to someone, make a friend, smell the roses, look at something from a different perspective, etc. These are small things that one can do to make their day a little more enjoyable, to open your mind and see there is life out there, somewhere! Sounds a lot better than dying alone if you ask me. The poem keeps repeating "All the lonely people,/Where do they all come from?/All the lonely people,/ Where do they all belong?", that's a very good question. In my opinion, there shouldn't be such a thing. Sure there is times when people feel lonely and bummed out, but to live like that everyday is just preposterous when there is so much out there undiscovered.

My advice to people like Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie would be to just live. By live I mean do whatever you want to do, listen to your heart, live, laugh, and love. "The world is your oyster", so go out and make a trademark for yourself! At the end of the day, you are you and no one can take that away from you.

So the real question is, who are you?

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Eleanor Rigby Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dsz4dB6DuM