Blowing in the wind

Κάθε φορά που ακούω τον Bob Dylan να τραγουδάει το Blowin' in the wind, αυτή την καταπληκτική (ανάμεσα σε όλες τις άλλες καταπληκτικές) μπαλάντα του, αντιλαμβάνομαι την υποκρισία που λίγο-πολύ μας διατρέχει κάθε φορά που αγανακτούμε για πολλά που συμβαίνουν γύρω μας και ψάχνουμε (δήθεν μανιωδώς και επισταμένως) τις απαντήσεις, ενώ αυτές είναι απλά μπροστά μας.

Και πόσο πολύ κολλάει το Blowin' in the wind με το Imagine του John Lennon. Οι ερωτήσεις από τον Dylan και οι απαντήσεις από τον Lennon...

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.