I just had to relay this post from a music centric message board I belong to. The thread asks to relay mind altering experiences you've had in your life. Here's the story this particular boarder had to tell.
I used to smoke a bit on my way home from work everyday.
I
had just picked up Bowie's Space Oddity and had it among a handful of
CDs on random play. I had never heard most of the album before and when
"Memory of a Free Festival" came on I was completely absorbed in it.
Blown away. The last 2-3 minutes of the track is this beautiful
repeating chorus of "THE SUN MACHINE IS COMING DOWN AND WE'RE GONNA
HAVE A PARTY."
You know those moments when the song, the buzz,
the weather and whatever else is just perfect? It was one of those. I
was floored. Head over heels in love with this song. Instantly.
Anyway,
I get home, throw a leash on the dog and head out for a walk. The whole
time, that chorus is circling in my head, "THE SUN MACHINE IS COMING
DOWN . . . . "
A couple of the neighborhood kids are playing in
a front yard as we walk. They ask if they can pet the dog so we stop.
One little boy is drawing on the sidewalk with colored chalk. "Look
what I drew!" he says.
"Cool," i say. "what is it?"
"A sun machine."
A Great story, huh? The question...is this serendipity or some intentional cosmic happening? Who knows. Suffice to say it's these type of things that make life so grand.
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