The other day, as I reflected on the importance of focusing despite life’s distractions, I began to think about the characteristics of a good love song.
In good love songs, the singers focus on the object of their affection.
For example, in Luther Vandross’s classic, “A House Is Not a Home,” he confesses to his beloved:
It’s drivin’ me crazy to think that my baby
Couldn’t be still in love with me
He then seeks clarity:
Are you gonna be, say you’re gonna be
Are you gonna be, say you’re gonna be
Are you gonna be, say you’re gonna be
Well, well, well, well
Still in love, so in love, still in love with me?
Luther is focused on the object of his affection.
To overcome distractions, we also need to focus.
In Proverbs 4:25–27, the compiler declares: “Keep your eyes looking straight ahead, and fix your gaze before you. Keep your feet on the straight course, and your ways will be sure. Do not turn aside to the right or the left.”
In other words, . . . focus.