Boy things sure are bad these days and it looks like it's going to get worse. Oil prices are skyrocketing and so are prices. Tightening belts can be seen everywhere as people struggle to make ends meet. I guess this is one of those dark periods where no one is spared. Ask everyone how things are and you get the same answer: Things are bad and we're trying to get by. Still, that doesn't mean that we should just lie down and die, keep on moving and keep on fighting should our motto. With the current situation that we have ourselves in, I hear "Running On Empty" by Jackson Brown playing in my head.
Back then, this was a good cruise song where you step on the gas and enjoy the song as you speed on down the road. Life was so much simpler then, where people can go where they wanted to go with just a few resources. Nowadays with so many problems, when I listen to this song it now means stretching the budget. Thanks to the current situation, what was once a song that represented a free-spirit now literally translates into running out of gas. Everyday day reminds me of it.
Still, every generation has its share of hardships. Despite the difficulties, I hope people remember that our ancestors were able to weather the storm literally. They still believed and they persevered even though the means they had were simple and the odds were against thenm. Hopefully, we can do the same. And when we pull through, I hope this song goes back to being representation of being free rather than an empty tank of gas.
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