For Those About to Rock

As sung by AC/DC

Oh Yeah, yeah
We're roll tonight
To the guitar bite
Yeah, yeah, oh

Stand up and be counted
For what you are about to receive
We are the dealers
We'll give you everything you need
Hail hail to the good times
'Cause rock has got the right of way
We ain't no legend, ain't no cause
We're just livin' for today

For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you

We rock at dawn on the front line
Like a bolt right out of the blue
The sky's alight with the guitar bite
Heads will roll and rock tonight

For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you
Yes we do
For those about to rock, we salute you
Oooh, salute!
Oooh, ooooh yeah

We're just a battery for hire with a guitar fire
Ready and aimed at you
Pick up your balls and load up your cannon
For a twenty-one gun salute

For those about to rock - fire
We salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you
Those about to rock - fire
We salute you
Fire
We salute you
We salute you

Come on, whooa
For those about to rock, we salute you (x4)
Shoot, shoot (x2)
For those who give
For those who take
For those left high
And those on the make
We salute you
Yeah
(Ain't gonna get tired, won't take a break, we salute you.)
We salute you (x3)
Fire



I'm not sure why this song popped into my small brain tonight. But when I look at the lyrics I see so much about the generation I come from. We were the "Me" generation. It was all about the good times and what was in it for "me". But you know what? I think that's true of every teenage generation. Teenagers are egocentric. I think this song is an anthem to teenagers. Now why it popped into the mind of a 44 year old, I have no idea.

I've been on a quest within my own mind these last two weeks. I've been going on interviews, turning in applications and mailing out resumes. It's about what I want to be when I grow up or, better put, what I will do with the rest of my life.

It's also about wanting to define who I am, to hone in on what that means. I've thought about changing back to my maiden name rather than going by my married name but I don't have the money for that right now.

I've thought about friendships and whether I have any or not. It's ironic that friendships have sprouted up in the most peculiar places. I still think about past friendships but I don't necessarily miss them any more. Even Melanie commented on that. I think the whole friendship/ love thing boils down to acceptance anyway. It's about me accepting people as they are and being accepted in return. When that comes along, it's rare and invaluable. I think it's about loving people unconditionally, not expecting anything from them, and vice versa. Now that is even more rare.

I've looked at my own sanity or insanity. And I've come to a conclusion. It's all a matter of perception. I don't question myself so much any more. I do still have days when I think the events going on around me are unreal, not reality. That's when I turn to my Higher Power or program people for help. Sometimes my perception isn't all it's cracked up to be.

I've also decided that when the going gets rough, I'm going to stay on my own little island in the "serenity zone." My peace of mind is more important to me than anything else right now.

There are still things that I want for myself- a loving permanent relationship, financial security, a place to call my own, and a purpose- and I strive toward them inch by inc. The trouble is that sometimes those inches seem more like light years when I view them from a distance. They seem unattainable. So, I just pray for God to light my path. It's all I know to do. I have to put my faith in a Higher Power because man is fallible.