Ahi Wela (Hawaiian folk song)

I've been listening to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (Iz) and his music is beautiful and absolutely inspiring and relaxing. Ahi Wela somehow becomes Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. The most amazing song that he sings on this album is entitled "n Dis Life" which he dedicates and sings to God. The lyrics, in part..."If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart that the only dream that matters has come true. In this life I was loved by you."

This music may be Hawaiian in origin but it is the spirit of this island as well. There is something awesomely inspiring about the palm trees and the oceans in a tropical locale, though of course it is more than just the trees and the water. It is the whole spirit of this magical place that I love so much.

As I've said before - putting the politics and the other immaterial garbage to one side, this is the most wonderful place that I could ever imagine being in. My heart has never been this open. My mind, never so healthy. "Problems" sometimes crop up (and usually in my own mind), but they disappear just as quickly. I can very easily try to make mountains out of molehills, but this place won't let me stay there for very long. The whole atomosphere is charged with positive energy. Politics are only temporary and any physical damage done is likely to be taken care of by nature. It has happened in the past. The ability to express one's soul and spirit freely cannot be wiped out by any laws or prejudices. How wonderful to know and live that.