মঙ্গলবার, ২৪ নভেম্বর, ২০১৫

Writing without Borders


George began to tell the story of map again. Sonia was a big admirer of his songs, so she was mesmerized as he went on…. “But life is a journey and not a destination. You just walk and find precious gifts as you walk in your journey.” George was a person who did not believe in borders as he brought the idea of imagine saying that there’s no countries in the world. Human beings create countries, as we like to create binaries and want to prove that we are different from each other. Lennon nodded and stated, “Exactly”. The joy on their face was illuminating for every one present there.

Sarah was still knitting while Sonia was flabbergasted by George’s philosophy of the world. 

She said to George, “I will never forget your contribution for what you did for us in the Concert for Bangladesh at Madisom Square Garden in New York City in 1971. A famous artist like you sang for my country… wow…now I see why you did it for my country. You are an artist in its true sense.

“We do not need to find a map always; rather, we need to go on for an endless journey that are connected to each other,” added George. Lennon was listening to him …

 “Maps are not geography,” George added again.

The whole ambience was a little serious. Kevin, Sarah, Maha and Sonia were all looking at Lennon for him to start.

And Lennon started….

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