Songs With A Deeper Meaning 2

Before this blog suddenly goes dead like all other blogs, I guess here I go again with another edition of Songs With A Deeper Meaning.
Do check this song up, there are many cover versions. Go have a listen.

Cats In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day
Came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
He was talkin' 'fore I knew it
And as he grew he said,
"I'm gonna be like you, Dad,
You know I'm gonna be like you."

Chorus 1:
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you comin' home Dad?
I don't know when. We'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."

Well, my son turned ten just the other day He said,
"Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let's play.
Could you teach me to throw?"
I said, "Not today. I got a lot to do."
He said, "That's okay."
And he walked away and he smiled and he said,
"You know, I'm gonna be like him, yeah.
You know I'm gonna be like him."

(Chorus 1)

Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"I'm proud of you. Could you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and he said with a smile,
"What feeling like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please?"

Chorus 2:
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you comin' home son?
I don't know when. We'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."

I've long since retired, my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.
"I'd like to see you, if you don't mind."
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time.
You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu,
But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad.
It's been sure nice talkin' to you."
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.
My boy was just like me.

(Chorus 2)



So, Dad has Son and Son has Dad. But Daddy doesn't spend anytime with Son while growing up. When Son grows up, he then, turns and 'pung sehs' Dad.
No, this song isn't about having bad karma.
This song is about influence, plain and simple.
God had placed Son in Dad's life for Dad to nuture the boy. Dad made the boy into a man. But what kind of man? Think about this, if a boy sees his parents throwing his grandparents into an old folks' home when they age, wouldn't he think that it's the right thing to do? And one day, they're thrown in there too. Parents wonder why this is happenening. Gee, i wonder why too.
Likewise, God placed other humans into our lives for us to nuture them. Maybe not in such an intimate way, like Dad and Son. Maybe as friends. Should we influence them to be good people or the other way around is ultimately up to us.
Yea, we are THAT powerful. Through our actions, our words, simple things like that, we can influence people in the right way. Though, in other times, we may turn around and influence them negatively.
So, then, are we doing anything about the 'Son' that has been placed in our lives? Is he going to hang up the phone on us in the future? Or will the story be re-written nicely?