Father And Son

Father And Son is a lovely tune about an age old subject by a fantastic song writer and an interesting fella.

Born Steven Demetre Georgiou, but still most widely known by his stage name, Cat Stevens. And today, ever since his conversion to Islam, called Yusuf Islam.

Tradition and Transition often seem to be in dispute with each other. But Yusuf Islam is an example of somebody who is both the very same person he was when he was born, and somebody completely different.

Deciding what to keep and what to discard… that’s a dilemma for a reflective Sunday morning ain’t it? It’s not always a straightforward process to separate the baby from the bathwater. It isn’t easy to take the best of what we’ve been given, and move forward in a constructive way.

But I think the people who wrestle with that dilemma are definitely more fascinating. More worthwhile to watch, if not to emulate.

It seems to make for a far more interesting kind of life when we try.