Its My Life

This ain't a song for the broken-hearted
No silent prayer for the faith-departed
I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd  from
You're gonna hear my voice
When I shout it out loud

It's my life,
It's now or never ,
I ain't gonna live forever ,
I just want to live while I'm alive ,
It's my life !!!!

 When Bon Jovi wrote & performed this song, he would probably not have thought that he was about to bring a new revolution. This song is the biggest single hit post 1980’s era. No doubt, it has a great spark to create &  channelize positive energy among the listeners. Bon Jovi asks you to be your own and live the life as you want while being fully aware of its implications. It shows the maturity of the him when he says,

 

This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky
Got to make your own breaks  

 

Better stand tall when they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

What an amazing Thought !!! Such a great message with so beautiful lines !!!! No doubt why was this song became an anthem for youths all over the world!!!

 

But what happens in real world ? Why a handful few can only stick to follow this philosophy? What it makes to turn most of the proponents of “Its My Life” into stern opponents when their kids utter “Its My Life, Take it or Leave it, Set me free !!!”? Why many adults even in their 30s start believing that  golden principles and ideologies of early 20s were remote fantasies and idiotic mistakes ? What is that which changes the whole innocent universe of dreams upside down for most of the people ??? Or are we just reading the story from last page of the book ? Does it mean as, most of the people can not do what they want, Bon Jovi becomes an overnight superstar?

 

Whatever might be the real reason, but one thing is sure that Bon Jovi ignites the fire in mind. Somewhere in deep within you can start hearing your own voice which though with so many years of suppression has lost its strength but never lost its edge. It bounds to make think about the dreams and efforts put to build those dreams. And then sets of questions shoot at you, “Why Did You Quit ?”, “What If …?”, “Why Didn’t I Hold The Fort For A While ?” ……

 

Obviously with no convincing answers and to avoid loosing face from one’s own self, people sometimes can take a complete U Turn and try convince others about futility of “Its My Life”. Many can argue that its easy to freak out and say “Its My Life” during early 20s but  life after college is different and there you need to do all sorts of Compromises for SURVIVAL. Unfortunate though but that’s hard reality too.

 

Does that mean, Bon Jovi’s thoughts are out of this word ? Does it mean those beautiful words are only to be listen as a mere song and not to adopt as a serious philosophy of the life ?

People might be having various opinions on these questions. But it reminds me a beautiful dialogue from movie ‘Letters To Juliet’, “Dear Claire, "What" and "If" are two words as non-threatening as words can be. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: What if? What if? What if? ” It is at that point the lead character realizes the futility of running away from a love  and then at the age of 70 she decides to search the boy whom she left while she was 16 because she did not have courage to revolt against her family.

Many may argue that such things happens only in movies & novels , but I have a counter argument that movies & novels are another ways to express human emotions. They depict that life is really a beautiful thing if you know how to live it and if you have lived it in that manner.   

Just like Lance Armstrong said in his biography, “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”

So my dear friends, Its Your Life, though full of compromises, always look for ways in which you can still achieve the real happiness by doing what you like. Follow your passions. Although you may have to put brakes sometimes, never let the inside steam to be vent out due to such unforeseen stops. Just keep it in ready to run position and whenever you find a suitable situation, just run away !!!!!!!!

My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life