"Higher Ground"

I just finished seeing the movie, #FrankieandAlice with Halle Berry and Phylicia Rashad.  What a good movie!  #Halle is the baddest actress!  She played this role so well, that during the movie I had to remind myself that she was acting.  Wherever did she have to go to bring this out?  Stevie Wonder's song, #HigherGround contains these lyrics: see below.  In seeing this movie, I am reminded that people have various coping mechanisms to deal with the traumas that they have experienced.  While many are able to do so without drawing unwanted attention, before judging others perhaps it would be better to consider that they may have had something so traumatic occur with them that the way they act is the best way they have learned to live with the hurt, disappointment, etc. "Don't you let nobody bring you down" is one of the last choruses of the song.  We all have things we have something we have overcome, worked through and/or chosen to live with.  Till we reach our highest ground...Don't you let nobody bring you down.  Be encouraged Loves!

"Higher Ground"

People keep on learnin' 
Soldiers keep on warrin' 
World keep on turnin' 
Cause it won't be too long 

Powers keep on lyin' 
While your people keep on dyin' 
World keep on turnin' 
Cause it won't be too long 

I'm so darn glad he let me try it again 
Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin 
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then 
Gonna keep on tryin' 
Till I reach my highest ground 

Teachers keep on teachin' 
Preachers keep on preachin' 
World keep on turnin' 
Cause it won't be too long 
Oh no 

Lovers keep on lovin' 
Believers keep on believin' 
Sleepers just stop sleepin' 
Cause it won't be too long 
Oh no 

I'm so glad that he let me try it again 
Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin 
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then 
Gonna keep on tryin' 
Till I reach my highest ground...Whew! 

Till I reach my highest ground 
No one's gonna bring me down 
Oh no 
Till I reach my highest ground 
Don't let nobody bring you down (they'll sho 'nuff try) 
God is gonna show you higher ground 
He's the only friend you have around 
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