Taking Chances - Glee?
- GLEE! Okay, it seems like Glee is a quest by a lot of people these days. But just what is glee for you?
- WHAT IS GLEE? The Thesaurus defines glee (noun) as delight, pleasure, happiness, joy, gladness, elation, euphoria, amusement, mirth, merriment, excitement, gaiety, exuberance; relish, triumph, jubilation, satisfaction, gratification, ANTONYM disappointment.
- THE PURSUIT OF GLEE. Now I find the antonym of glee very interesting too! See, the very opposite of glee is disappointment. I wouldn't want to live in disappointment. Would you?
- THE PRICE FOR GLEE. It's close to saying, I would do everything it takes, just to experience all that glee is all about. Right? But what must I do? How do I achieve it in this lifetime? Most importantly, how do I take hold of one that doesn't just come and go - oh so quickly?
- GLEE SONG: "TAKING CHANCES" Just recently, I had the chance to listen to this song. The melody is contemporary. I bet a lot of us out there truly like this song. But when I checked the song's lyrics online, I somehow wondered, is this the price to pay for glee?
Glee's "Taking Chances" song lyrics:
"Don't know much about your life, don't know much about your world, but don't want to be alone tonight on this planet they call earth.
You don't know about my past. And I don't have a future figured out. And maybe this is going too fast. And maybe its not meant to last.
But what do you say to taking chances? What do you say to jumping off the edge? Never knowing if there's solid ground below, or hand to hold, or hell to pay. What do you say, what do you say?
I just want to start again. Maybe you could show me how to try. Maybe you could take me in somewhere underneath your skin.
But what do you say to taking chances? What do you say to jumping off the edge? Never knowing if there's solid ground below, or hand to hold, or hell to pay. What do you say, what do you say?
And I had my heart beating down, but I always come back for more, yeah. There's nothing like love to pull you up, when you're lying down the floor there. So talk to me, talk to me like lovers do. Yeah, walk with me, walk with me like lovers do, like lovers do.
What do you say to taking chances? What do you say to jumping of the edge? Never knowing if there's solid ground below, or hand to hold, or hell to pay. What do you say, what do you say?"
- GLEE SONG: "TAKING CHANCES" Review. Now, I must admit it's never easy being in this situation - lonely, heart-broken, and looking for love - one that truly satisfies. I have had many acquaintances who have also expressed the very same sentiment. Perhaps, you have also read about the same things in a lot of novels; heard the same message in a lot of "love" songs; watched the very same plot in a lot of "love" story movies, at times even on chick flicks! The message? The need and longing is a reality for most people around the world. Nobody wants to dwell in that situation, if only there is a way out. But what are you willing to do just to get out of it? How far would you go for it? What chances are you willing to take?
To be honest, I wouldn't be delighted in any way, hearing my daughter sing this song, ever. I say this on two very important convictions.
As a father, I desire the best for my daughters. No one in their right minds would be apathetic about seeing their daughters in the very predicament portrayed in the song. Oh if only I have the power to make all things possible for my daughters, I would. I would keep them from all hurt. I would make sure they are loved. I would try to make their futures secure - stable, provided for. I would make sure they end up in a relationship with a man who is faithful and true for all of life. But I admit, their lives are not in the palm of my hands.
However, I can love them as much as I can while they are with me, or within my responsible reach. I will show them the beauty as well as the dangers that are in this world. I will commit myself to protecting them. But I have to do everything to point them to the One who can truly be their sufficiency - God. He loves them more than I do. He cares about them more than I do. He promises to protect them and give them hope and a wonderful future, more than what my earthly life can do and give for my beloved daughters. I trust Him to write their very own love stories - and I will do my best to help my daughters understand and believe that fact.
The second reason why I wouldn't be delighted in seeing or hearing my daughters sing that song is because it's a lie. It wouldn't be right for them holding on to the same value, or taking the same path implied in the song. We all know it doesn't lead to glee, rather to disappointment.
Instead, I will do everything within my power to teach them about life and relationships as 
early as possible. Reading a book to them about the subject wouldn't be enough. I need to reinforce it with practical experiences. In time, there has to be a way to let them know the difference between lust and true love. They need to know the value of building healthy relationships, of temperance, of self-control. They need to grow up making godly choices between right and wrong - understanding the life-long consequences of each.
Do I know what to do in all these? No. I would need all the help I can. I need to build a safe network of relationships with people whom I know who would be of great help, in very practical ways. If I can't find any at the moment, I will surround myself with helpful resources, books, to reinforce the learning and discipline I need to cultivate.
Having said and thought of all these measures, the challenge is still for me to personally take my daughters by the hand, and lead them through their growing up years. I need to hug them tight day in and day out. I need to communicate to them, in word and deed, that they are cherished and loved. I need to assure them that I am always there, in good times and bad.
Most importantly, I have to let them know why I am doing all these - it's because God loves them very much. His love for them never ever fails. His ways are sure and perfect. If they obey Him and follow in His ways, He is powerful to shape their hearts and minds and make them strong inside out. I can never fully protect my daughters from the ills of society, try as I must. But God's love covers them for life, never leaving nor forsaking them. I will bow the knee for as long as I live and ask for His divine favor to be experienced by my daughters as they grow up and have lives of their own. In Him, I rest my case. Why take chances when I don't have to? Instead, I trust Him to keep that which is not within my keeping.
Are you taking chances right now?
Would it not be best to take the right chances instead, while you still can? The following resources are very helpful in reinforcing the message of God's love to our children:
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