Charles Babbage Jr was singing a song. It is a song I have heard being sung hundreds of times over my (short) life. The lyrics of the song go like this:
Row, row, row, your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.
You, my reader, have probably heard this song thousands of times over your life, but yet, it got me thinking.
I’ve heard plenty of philosophy and uplifting lines. Some of my favorites:
If you feel you’re at the bottom of the world, don’t worry, the world turns around every 24 hours. (I know, scientifically it doesn’t make too much sense. It’s still pretty good, though.) Another one: Before you see the light, you’ve got to deal with the darkness. But none of these quotes are as inspiring as the last line in that nursery rhyme.
…life is but a dream.
Amazing what’s hidden in a little kid’s song, huh?
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who is charles babbage jr., and why was he singing
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