LEAVE YOUR LIGHTS ON.

DOOMSDAY CLOCK

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"Hey now, all you sinners
Put your lights on, put your lights on
Hey now, all you lovers
Put your lights on, put your lights on

Hey now, all you killers
Put your lights on, put your lights on
Hey now, all you children
Leave your lights on, you better leave your lights on"

by Eric Schrody.

This video reminds me of a serious health scare I had a year ago. I just realised I "made it" for a year. Hubby said "I hope there will be many more" which was sweet. 

At the beginning of the video song clip, in this post, the singer says it was inspired by his heart surgery. He had to reevaluate himself. 

Captain Jean Picard of "Star Trek" has serious heart surgery in the future which he has put off too long and tried to ignore. As a result he nearly dies:

 

Last week, scientists advanced the Doomsday clock closer to midnight than it ever has been before. We could all face our annihilation if there is a major war, especially nuclear. We all need to "put the lights on" and get ready for that possibility. Today my family walked into a church in Traralgon, and prayed for world peace. Peace so the refugees could go home. Peaceful dialogue and compromises between world powers. Loving our neighbours as ourselves. Because love beats hate. 

 

"This is from an interview he (Everlast)  had with 'E Online'.

"Put Your Lights On was probably one of the most personal songs I wrote. It was written right after I had a major heart surgery, came really close to dying and was just coming out of that whole state of mind of realizing that I was gonna live. That's where the whole 'Put Your Lights on' thing comes in. It's just kind of about hope, but coming from a really dark place. and really questioning a lot of your beliefs. It came straight from the soul. It's really deep to me."
-Everlast

1Seamus1on June 30, 2009   "

Matthew 25New International Version (NIV)

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

By Jesus.