When will you realize Vienna waits for you?

I like listening to Billy Joel.

I don't like who he is as a person, but his job is to entertain us and he's very good at it.

I mean, if I didn't watch a certain persons movies or listen to their music because of what they believe or what kind of person they are, I'd be living under a rock. Everybody does things that not everyone is going to love. Point is, they're just doing their job.

Anyway...now that the mini-rant is over...

Billy Joel wrote my all-time favorite song in the history of the universe (no lies)

"Shameless"

Ya know, the one Garth Brooks got a hold of and KILLED! It's awesome!

Well, that and he just wrote a lot of amazing songs.

Can you imagine how cool a church would be to do Billy Joel style worship all the time?

That'd be freakin' sweet!

Well, lately, I've had "Vienna" on repeat. It's my ringtone, too.

Why?
I'm not sure exactly.

I mean, I LOVE the lyrics.

I read an interview with Billy Joel where he talked about the meaning.

Now some of the stuff, I'm thinking "How did that inspire you to write the song???"

It just didn't make sense.

But he got to the part where he was visiting his father in Vienna when he saw an elderly woman sweeping the streets. He said in America we treat our elderly badly compared to them. We put ours in rest homes while Vienna makes them feel like they're still needed and wanted. He ended by saying when he got older and felt useless, he knows Vienna waits for him.

Cheesy, maybe, but it gives you that longing for a better place when all of this craziness is over.

In my heart, I know that my Vienna is actually Heaven. I know that one day, after the insanity of this life on Earth is done, I'll have a place where I'm not forgotten about. I'll have a new purpose. Well, not "new" because my job on Earth is to do His will and serve Him with everything I have. Heaven will be my reward, but if I'm up there sweeping streets, I'll be just as honored as I would be to be invited. Ya know what I mean?

Maybe I stretched the song and it's meaning a little bit. But this is what I feel. When I hear the song, it's a reminder that this is temporary. I need to slow down, catch my breath, and even when I feel like I've lost my place, I know I have one. Heaven waits for me.