I am beginning to wonder if we are looking for the new prophets in the wrong place. We look towards religious leaders or social progressives, or even saintlike people throughout the world. However, no one seems to fit the bill and prophet credibility is lost. Prophecies of a messiah being born on such and such a date, well, too many have been spoken of yet nary a one has made an appearance. So many have come to Jerusalem and fallen prey to the derangement of assuming prophet status. Needless to say, they are ignored or given a nice comfy stay till reattached to reality. I am not sure that we would recognize a messiah if he/she were to show up, white donkey and all. For sure there would be objectors galore and prophecy competitors would rule the roost on talk shows.
So where do we humans go to find a credible prophet? Simple. Just take a look at Hollywood history, movie industry actually, and therein one will check out old movie channels and whoosh!! Reality has intruded, driven deep into the world of possibility, probability and uh-oh - already happened or is happening at this very moment. Find a prophet of sorts or a group of them. How many movies have we seen, epics and smaller scale ones and hello Prophets!! Here is the truth of the matter. Like it or not = all the tragedies, all the advances not so good for us, all the disasters - all seem to inspire deja vu, particularly among movie lovers.
Sharks attacking, primeval critters resurfacing, strange behavior of members of the animal world, let alone that of the human world and think not it is all fantasy. Sharks are swimming closer to shore, appearing where they were not seen before. Orcas have an organized system or battle plan, actually endangering shipping in a world lane. Led by a female orca! There ya' go, and ladies of the world unite! And do not forget MEG 2 coming out soon or the critters we uncover as we go deeper into the seas and farther out into deep space.
And do not overlook or discount all the weather disasters we have seen laid out before us and guess what? Here they are in real life. Boats are floating where there was only arid lands and desert areas have seen floods and once in a century blooming and blossoming. A lake refills, covering miles and miles, and the rivers of Europe actually ran close to dry, forcing river tours to bus their tourists and historians relishing the ancient artifacts uncovered by receding waters. Who knows what new/old revenge seeking critters will emerge from these ghostly sites?
We huddle in fear of hurricanes and are meeting tornadoes up close and personal. Once upon a time tornadoes were the gist of fantasy =a la Wizard of Oz. Or cheesy disaster movies of tornadoes and tornado watchers and chasers gone astray. Today, tornadoes visit where they never came before. Tornado Alley has lost its exclusive right to tornado disasters as all over the country they arise and leave devastation and havoc behind.
The World Meteorological Organization has issued a dire warning re El Nino, coming to life now and the crazy extreme hot temperatures we will be having and actually, already here, along with rain and drought shifting places and who knows what else. Already we are seeing bugs moving to areas more suitable to them and animals and trees and vegetation shifting as well. Food production is endangered in myriad bread and rice baskets round the world, and DeSantis the moronic yet dangerous fascist has increased the loss of critically needed immigrant labor for the crops, for roofs, for small and thriving businesses by instituting a witch hunt for them and their employers! Plan ahead, count your pennies and figure out which foods will be in short supply. Get a bunch of tarps and lots of pails to catch the drips.
So much of fiction is now being realized in the real world and adventure stories of dangerous rescues of allies left behind, of kidnapped individuals, of gangs and terrorists running countries - well, sorry folks, but fantasy no longer. We are right in the midst of it all and do not flinch at whatever new never thought to be possible thing happens. Welcome to the land of prophets = Hollywood, where prophecies are as common as day old bread and tired out producers and worn out actors.
No, I have not flipped my lid nor taken some hallucinatory product. But truly, it is frightening if we realize how much has become real. Do these producers and writers have direct connection to a time machine which sends headlines of the future down and they build upon that? How have we ignored the weather and climate disasters to happen - already have and are increasing in occurrence. How have we allowed greed, selfishness, weakness, and incompetence to create an environment where human habitation will be damned close to impossible. Personally, all these predictions of 2100 are likely too moderate, too timid and the truth, well, seek it elsewhere other than in the forked tongues of politicians and nabobs of the energy industry. Seek it better, truer, in Hollywood! Their fantasy is more real than the reality posed to us. Who is fooling whom?
And what is next - alien attacks from outer space? Already there are more sightings of UFOs.
And where are our prophets?
Our prophets will be those who are sensible and know the truth. They will be the ones who shut down the falsehoods of politicians from coal states or oil states. They will attack the electric companies, force them to upgrade, modernize and harden the national grid. They will force countries to confess misdeeds and bring them to tables of peace. They will work together.
A pipe dream huh? I hope not. We must make it better. Together.
Only together.
Working together, in growing acceptance of our shared humanity, in harmony, understanding, overcoming difficulties together, is the only way to go.
Together and together to rebuild America.
Together. Together. Together.
Together we can
HEAL THE WORLD.
HEAL YITZY!
Yitzchak Elimelech ben Chana Sarah
May he be granted refuah shelaymah bimheyrah beyameinu.
May he be granted a timely and complete healing.
May he always remain on the road of faith, healing and strength.
May we all walk on that same road.
May Hashem hear all our voices raised in prayer.
Amen. Amen.
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