People make mistakes, Holding to their own, Thinking they're alone. Honor their mistakes; Everybody makes; Fight for their mistakes; One another's terrible mistakes. Witches can be right, Giants can be good. You decide what's right you decide what's good. ~ No One Is Alone, Into the Woods
Into the Woods is one of my favorite musicals of all time. It’s one of those musicals that I quote and actually have the original cast recording in my car so I can listen to it as I’m driving to work. I love all the songs to this musical, but as I have gotten older and rediscovering some of the deeper meaning to the lyrics, I have really fallen in love with the song “No One Is Alone.”
The entire song is brilliant with the idea that you have to make your own decisions and that there is a certain point you need to proceed on your own, but that you will never completely be alone. My favorite part of the song though is:
People make mistakes, Holding to their own, Thinking they're alone. Honor their mistakes; Everybody makes; Fight for their mistakes; One another's terrible mistakes. Witches can be right, Giants can be good. You decide what's right you decide what's good.
The part of this that I want to focus on is “Witches can be right, Giants can be good. You decide what’s right you decide what’s good.”
Too often we make rash decisions and categorize people as a good guy or a bad guy based on irrational things. It’s easier for us to say that all “witches” are bad, but we don’t know their intentions nor do we know them.
That’s why I love the musical, because you get to see everyone’s intentions and motives and everything is gray.
The beauty of this song is saying that we are all different and things will be complicated, but we are not alone. There are others on our side, but need to be aware that we cannot just judge and say that one side is better than the other, since it is more complicated than that. It’s such a great for children and adults alike, since we always need reminded of this lesson.
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