{"id":19236,"date":"2011-11-23T06:20:29","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T11:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=19236"},"modified":"2018-11-15T20:11:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T01:11:18","slug":"bob-dylans-blessing-our-thanksgiving-wish-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/11\/23\/bob-dylans-blessing-our-thanksgiving-wish-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"bob dylan&#8217;s blessing (+ our thanksgiving wish for you)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jtFEzhaNrT4\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jtFEzhaNrT4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video link here.<\/a>) At Apple&#8217;s recent celebration of Steve Jobs&#8217; life,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2011\/10\/nora_jones_sings_bob_dylans_forever_young.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OpenCulture+%28Open+Culture%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Norah Jones sang Bob Dylan&#8217;s classic Forever Young<\/a>, which he wrote in the early &#8217;70&#8217;s. Although we&#8217;ve heard the song many times over the years, we never really focused on the lyrics until we watched the video of Jones&#8217; performance and looked them up. We were surprised to see that Dylan had written what is, in effect, a blessing:\u00a0wishing all\u00a0good\u00a0fortune, the highest of hopes.<\/p>\n<p>Hidden within the last stanza are the perfect words for clinking glasses in a toast on Thanksgiving Day&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>May God bless and keep you alway<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May your wishes all come true<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you always do for others<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And let others do for you<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you build a ladder to the stars<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And climb on every rung<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you stay forever young<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you stay forever young.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>May you grow up to be righteous<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you grow up to be true<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you always know the truth<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And see the lights surrounding you<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you always be courageous<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Stand upright and be strong<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you stay forever young<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you stay forever young.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>May your hands always be busy<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May your feet always be swift<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you have a strong foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>When the winds of changes shift<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May your heart always be joyful<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>And may your song always be sung<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>May you stay forever young<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May you stay forever young.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yeah,<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY YOUR SONG ALWAYS BE SUNG!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;wishing you a wondrous Thanksgiving&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2011\/10\/nora_jones_sings_bob_dylans_forever_young.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OpenCulture+%28Open+Culture%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Open Culture<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Related posts: <a title=\"counting blessings as antidote\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2010\/11\/14\/counting-blessings-as-antidote\/\">counting blessings as antidote<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"wishing you: joy!\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2009\/12\/23\/wishing-you-joy\/\">wishing you: joy!<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"\u20191000 awesome things\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2009\/07\/16\/1000-awesome-things\/\">\u20191000 awesome things\u2019<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"singing as courage and daring\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2010\/05\/24\/no-regrets\/\">singing as courage and daring<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"sing LOUD! like they do in sardinia\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2010\/02\/07\/sing-loud-like-they-do-in-sardinia\/\">sing LOUD! like they do in sardinia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Video link here.) At Apple&#8217;s recent celebration of Steve Jobs&#8217; life,\u00a0Norah Jones sang Bob Dylan&#8217;s classic Forever Young, which he wrote in the early &#8217;70&#8217;s. Although we&#8217;ve heard the song many times over the years, we never really focused on the lyrics until we watched the video of Jones&#8217; performance and looked them up. 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