Hallelujah

Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah!”

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Monday, I found myself in a depressingly cliched situation.  After deciding to be anti-social and not join my work group at lunch, I went to Subway and got a sandwich.  I didn’t want to be TOTALLY sad and eat at my desk, so I found an empty table at a nearby Starbucks and got a small cinnamon dolce latte, took out my book, plugged in headphones and ate my lunch in solitude.  As I sat there, reading and eating and listening, Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah began playing.  Now listen.  I think we can all agree that song is the very definition of touching.  If you don’t know the song, go ahead… listen…I have posted a convenient little link for you.

Ok.  I assume everyone now agrees with me.  Well, I sat in my little corner of Starbucks, with my little sandwich, and my book – and I swear, I had a true moment.  Since then, I have forced Blake to play the song for me at least 20 times.  And now I am forcing everyone who reads this blog to listen to it as well.