The Golem was a creature made of clay, blessed with arcane prayers, created to protect the Jews who were undergoing a particualrly hard time in the area of present day Prague. He is now said to be deactivated for centuries, lying on the floor of an attic room in the Old Synagogue, waiting till he is needed again.The final last step was to insert a small scroll which contained the Hebrew word - EMET - Truth, and conversely, to remove the Aleph, the first letter, thus leaving MET - Dead or Death, thus rendering him inert. His clay, the very body of his, was inert, truth had left and death was what remained.
So, aside from the fact that now might be a good time to create an army of Golems, parcel them out across the globe, have them fulfill their original command - defend Jews where they are being murdered, think of what the whole story means. The message is clear. Without truth, we are nothing. We are dead as human beings, as creatures of God and await our death in an increasingly harsh, indifferent and dangerous world. Just like the world we now have.
It appears that every country has now picked its own version of the truth and left behind the trashed and empty body of a universal truth, a truth which would help humanity find and follow the true road to greatness, to a quality life for all, to an earth fruitful and prospering in a world where people pay attention to their surroundings and environment. That time, that truth, is missing, disappearing as we speak.
Every country has set out its own set of lies, national lies, ethnic lies, lies regarding our responsibility to our fellow people. Instead, we have created truths that are not! We appear to give our nations a new background story, one which shuts out the truth, and our reward for this unethical behavior? Simple. A disintegration of the nations of the world, a growing divide even here in America, where we have descended to a tribal mentality, to a division along Party lines wherein we have forgotten that we are all Americans. Period. End of story.
Anyone watching the circus of the impeachment proceedings had to see the damage of the lack of truth. Facts laid out. Facts verified. Facts denied. Truth denied and held back as people's mouths were figuratively duct taped in order to try to block the facts of the truth. It did not work, but then the lies began again. No witnesses, they shouted. No documents, they shouted. Of course none, because the WH stonewalled and now they are shouting that there are no witnesses and no documents. That is akin to the man who killed both parents asking the court for mercy because he is an orphan!! It is twisted logic, unhelpful and actually very damaging to truth and to a life blessed with truth and related values. We have tosssed it away.
It has been said by those who know, that at least 35 Republicans would vote for impeachment and conviction if, a big if, voting were by secret ballot but the truth is too difficult for them to face out in the open and their fear? loyalty? misplaced loyalty? displaced loyalty to their country? all combine to shut them down, to turn away from the truth. And the consequences are clear.
Just as the truth was removed, desecrated by removing the letter which made it truth, which turned death into life as we added truth, the Golem awakening to protect those who needed his protection, we have done the same here. Where once we had a life, a good life, an American life, we do not. Where once we were the protectors of liberty and human rights in the world, we are no longer. We have allowed the claws of death to invade, to defeat, to allow discord and rot into the global and national worlds. Worse yet, we have allowed it to invade our smaller groupings, family and friends, as we do not talk politics any longer due to the fiery anger of it all.
All this is why? Because we have willingly, willfully, or been deluded into believing the outrageous lies of a madman and his henchmen. We have had our supposed leaders turn tail, run in fear of a madman. We have lost the value of truth, which in turn caused a further loss of other moral values. We are deep down the road to perdition and it is not fun, is it? We are afraid to admit we were wrong, embarrassed to admit it, and so we continue, throwing away our lives as we further deepen our abandonment of the truth.
We have no Golem today, do we? In fact, we do have one, but it is one created without the Aleph, the letter which changes death to life. Where is this Golem? Look to DC. Look to Russia. Look to China and Hong Kong. Look wherever, because wherever, all over, is where Golems are to be found. The good one, the one enlivenend and nourished by truth? Gone.
Would that the situation were different, other than the reality we now have. Hey, maybe someone, some holy Rabbi, or a consortium of holy figures from the religions of the world, will pray, awaken the Golem, stuffed with the word truth in the languages of the world. Would that not be nice?
Until that day, let us reinsert the value of truth in our own minds, bodies and souls and definitely in our actions. Let us act with courage and right on our side and defeat those who value truth not, who would - and will - destroy us if we do not react, or actually, beome more proactive and stop them in their tracks. We can, if we wish. We can, if we unite. We can, if we understand the importance of this issue, our roles and responsibilities in defeating it. We need to all become Golems, fighting with truth in our mouths, hearts and souls, determining our actions and our success.
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