When I was looking through videos for yesterday’s entry, I came across one that really surprised me.  As you can probably tell from my discussions, I enjoy the Muppets a lot.  They tend to look at things through a pretty innocent pair of spectacles, and I find that refreshing, especially these days.

The video I came across is below, Robin singing “Halfway Down The Stairs:”

I remember watching The Muppet Show when it first came on, years ago. I was watching the episode with comedian Harvey Korman as the guest, and this song came in the middle of the show.  I was transfixed!  I love this kind of song, quiet yet profound. I still remembered most of the words even before I ran into this video.

What I find so alluring about that song and video is that society today seems to be telling us to strive to be on the top stair, constantly working hard to be the best, to do the most, to get “the most toys,” as it were.  On the other hand, we find the “bottom,” those folks who don’t find much in life to get excited about, probably spending most of their time parked in from of the tube.

This song is a gentle reminder that neither extreme, not the top or the bottom, is the place where most of life is lived.

There is a wonderful quote by Captain Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, who is talking to his son, Jake. It takes place in one of my very favorite episodes, “The Visitor.” He says, “I’m no writer, but if I were it seems to me I’d wanna poke my head up every once in a while and take a look around – see what’s going on. It’s life, Jake! You can miss it if you don’t open your eyes!” Sage advice, it seems to me.

Speaking of the Muppets, here’s one of their newest, latest offerings:

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