Monday Muses On "Lean On Me"

One of my favorite songs is definitely "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers. The first time I heard it I was 4 year old and it was played at my Pre-k graduation and from then on I have been listening to this song many times. The two main reasons why I love this song is because of the great lyrics and because it is a very comforting song. This song is about friendship and makes you reflect on what being a friend really means.

            The artist is able to deliver a very simple message: a friend is always there for you. The whole song is about Withers describing his thoughts on what real friendship is and I like it because I completely agree with him. He has many lines throughout the song that I truly like, for example: “Lean on me / when you're not strong / and I'll be your friend / I'll help you carry on / for it won't be long / 'til I'm gonna need / somebody to lean on”. In this verse, he is essentially saying that friendship is trusting and understanding each other, and it is an exchange of help and support. Withers is showing that real friends should always be there for each other. Another line I like is: “If there is a load you have to bear / that you can't carry / I'm right up the road / I'll share your load / if you just call me”. This is probably my favorite verse in the song because Withers gives an example of friendship by using an everyday common experience.

            "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers is my favorite song because I grew up with it and because friendship is a value I believe in very much. I think it is very important to have friends in anyone’s life.

Theme Oriented RR on The End Of Infinity

        In the book The End Of Infinity by Matt Myklusch the theme is how valuable trust is and how it can crush friendships. The rustov, or the enemies, virus infects Jack, the protagonist, and he has admitted that in the future he is supposed to be a super rustov warrior but he believes that he can not only prevent this future but be that only person who can stop the war. Because of his virus, though, no one except a couple of friends still have trust and faith in him, the rest just want him dead.

            Throughout the book Jack does not only search for the solution to his grave problem he also is on a search for the trust of his friends and the trust of the people of Imagine Nation. Jack understands why everyone hates him and is afraid of him because deep down he is afraid of himself and he doesn’t really know if he will be able to defeat his future and save the world. The thing that I found funny or I should say ironic is that he is trying to save the world from himself. Every once in a while the author throws in some small jokes or funny scenes and I feel that it is a nice addition to the usually intense and almost stressful writing.

            All in all, I like how the author incorporated the theme of trust in such an action and adventure filled book. Myklusch throughout the book includes even the smallest details to hint at the theme of trust and I found that very interesting and cool.