He ain't heavy, he's my brother

I didn’t really get the meaning of this song before , but yesterday after a conversation with a friend, I heard this on the radio and it all made sense …. This is more a diary entry for me ..and I’m the ‘brother’… though at times I may have been the ‘narrator’, but hopefully never someone who totally goes against the values mentioned in the song ... So help me God. What strikes me most are these lines -

If I'm laden at all, I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart isn't filled with the gladness
Of love, for one another .

HE AINT HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER – The Hollies
2 weeks at #1 - 11 weeks on chart

The road is long, with many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I'm strong, strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

So on we go, his welfare is my concern
No burden is he to bear
We'll get there
For I know, he would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

If I'm laden at all, I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart isn't filled with the gladness
Of love, for one another

It's a long, long road, from which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother