The more you can relax…
Greetings again, loyal reader. It’s Thursday once again and you know what that means. That means it’s our weekly celebration of the ethos of Jeff Lebowski aka The Dude, Duder, His Dudeness, or El Duderino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing. Sure The Dude might be someone the square community doesn’t care about, but he’s got it pretty well figured out as far as takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners.
It seems that Skavenjah, a ska band from Regina, Saskatchewan, also has it pretty well figured out with just the first line of “Relax.” (Click the link to hear the tune.
Relax by Skavenjah
Dig these lyrics: “The more you can relax, the easier your life gets.” Tell me that doesn’t sum up The Dude. He takes it easy enough for all of us and let’s face it, he has it pretty easy. He bowls, he drinks, he drives around, and more than all of that, he doesn’t ever sit in a cubicle. I mean, it’s a pretty good life. To take it even one step further, the only time The Dude doesn’t take it easy is when he gets uptight about the whole Bunnie case. Ultimately, The Dude finds his center again and realizes that indeed the more he relaxes, the easier his life gets.
Frankly, it’s a lesson we can all take to heart. Sure, there’s the job where it seems like you spend most of your time and all the other things that threaten your happiness on a daily basis. But when you feel yourself getting uptight, just remember the words of Skavenjah and relax. Your life will probably improve once you can master that. Well, that about wraps ‘er up, don’tcha think. Until next time, you take ‘er easy. I know that you will.