"The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind"
Meaning: the answer is right in front of us, yet unnoticed or impossible to grasp, like the wind itself.
Origin: Bob Dylan's song "Blowin' in the Wind"
In Dylan's song, the phrase means that the solutions to life's profound questions about war, peace, and justice are simultaneously obvious and elusive, impossible to grasp, or non-existent, reflecting the human inability to solve these complex issues. The ambiguity highlights the complexity and frustration of dealing with persistent human cruelty and a lack of progress toward peace and compassion.
- From Google with (lots of ) editing
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Bob Dylan was singing "Queen Jane" on the car radio on our way downtown yesterday, and he went on and on ... ...
Suddenly I remembered the interesting story that Dylan was awarded but chose to skip the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".
When Dylon wrote "Blowin' in the Wind" in 1962, he was only 20 years old. Wish I could be a deep thinker like him when I was in my 20s.
But I do notice the wind more when I play badminton nowadays, as the bird seems to go with the wind more than in my 20s.
Here is the song with lyrics for you all to enjoy. Have a nice Tuesday!