Cat Stevens: On the Road to Find Out

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After recovery from TB, Cat Stevens started looking for answers to the questions that were haunting him. He began reading and studying many different spiritual teachings such as Eastern Mysticism, meditation, numerology, tarot cards and astrology.

He started reflecting his thoughts in his music.

One of his songs which express his quest for the truth at the time is

“On the Road to Find Out”:

Well i left my happy home to see what i could find out

I left my folk and friends with the aim to clear my mind out

Well i hit the rowdy road and many kinds i met there

Many stories told me of the way to get there

So on and on i go, the seconds tick the time out

There's so much left to know, and i'm on the road to find out

Well in the end i'll know, but on the way i wonder

Through descending snow, and through the frost and thunder

Well, i listen to the wind come howl, telling me i have to hurry

I listen to the robin's song saying not to worry

So on and on i go, the seconds tick the time out

There's so much left to know, and i'm on the road to findout

Then i found myself alone, hopin' someone would miss me

Thinking about my home, and the last woman to kiss me, kiss me

But sometimes you have to moan when nothing seems to suit yer

But nevertheless you know you're locked towards the future

So on and on you go, the seconds tick the time out

There's so much left to know, and i'm on the road to findout

Then i found my head one day when i wasn't even trying

And here i have to say, 'cause there is no use in lying, lying

Yes the answer lies within, so why not take a look now?

Kick out the devil's sin, pick up, pick up a good book now

Finally, he found the good book is the Quran and he became a muslim.

Aren’t we proud to be Muslims?

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Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens