I'd liketotellyou a storytodayaboutwhy I stilllikelearningnewthingseventhough I amlongoutofschoolanddon't like, needanynewcertificatesordegreesinordertodomyjobinsofaras I evenhave a job.
Originally, Burnshad a differenttuneinmindforthesong.
Butthenallthethings I gotgraftedonto a differentScottishfolkmelody, anditbecame a popularNewYear's songinScotland.
AndthenScottishpeopleimmigratedtoIrelandintheAmericasandelsewhere, anditbecametheworld's NewYear's songanyway, thefirstrecordofthesongiswrittenonthebackof a letterthatBurnswrotein 17 88 to a womannamedFrancisDunlopSideStory.
ButthesocialorderandarguablyoneoftheadultsinhislifetreathimasifheisreadingtheactualwordsthatHoldensoprofoundlymisinterpretshelpgiveme a newwayintothebookand a newwaytounderstandHolden's heartbreak.
Heis a boywhoistryingtoholdinsomuchandalsotoeholdoffsomuchAndthatiswhy I stilllikewarningevenatmyextremelyadvancedage, becausenewwarningcanreshapeoldlearningandbecauselearningis a wayofseeingconnectionandallthelittleconnectionsacrosstimeandspacearereminderstomeofhowdeeplyconnectedweallare, eventothefictional, eventothedead.