I believe we have indeed forgotten something. That something is quite critical and necessary as it enables a smooth sailing on calm seas for all the ships of state of the nations of the world. The sadness of it all is that we seem to have ignored this critical something from the time of Adam and Eve and we have not gotten any better at it at all. In fact, I believe we have gotten worse as we have discounted that critical ingredient and if humanity is to reach for the highest heights and achieve it in positive manner, we must strive to incorporate it into all our decisions and action. When we ignore it, shove it aside as not sufficient for the purpose thereof, it is then that we engage once more in trying to destroy our world and bring it down around our ears. The consequences of those foolish actions and decisions have remained with us since the beginning of time.
So, what is it that we have trashed and denied entry into the common lexicon of the world? It is a six-letter word easy enough to remember, but quite difficult to make use of, even as we claim to do so. The word is wisdom. As presented in the Bible, our most ancient guidance system, it is defined in several ways.
" It is a divine gift that combines knowledge, understanding, discernment and the ability to apply God's truth in righteous and practical ways."
In Proverbs it is often personified as a woman, perhaps less liable to be misconstrued as an act of enmity, calling out to all, reminding us that wisdom is available to all and true wisdom is worth far more than the largest of gems.
Unfortunately, most of the world, for most of the time, ignored that presentation of true wisdom and its critical importance to the world at large. They too often moved onto the next step using every trick and tool they had in their toolbox. Nationalism. Patriotism. Claims for land. Wealth. Prestige. Claims of legacies. Eternal enemies. And not to forget the enrichment of those who supply that which is needed to wage the wars under the above motivations and claims.
Simply scroll through the pages of tomes of history and find for yourself. See for yourself how often or how infrequently we share the truths of true wisdom and find ourselves embroiled in the situation. We know " winners" but also know for in fact all are losers, one way or another. Nor are most wars, from ancient history to the present and most probably well into the future, waged for pure reasons. The gang membership is always changing, always in flux as allies become enemies and enemies become allies and nary a true friend around.
Why do we do this? Why do we persist in doing the same thing expecting something different but getting the same, with mostly inconsequential differentiation from one war to the next. Yes, there are some wars which are justified, and the Bible makes that clear, but that clarity, that wisdom is glaring in its absence. Certainly, absent from the thoughts of humanity and certainly from the minds and motivations of those so-called leaders who unfortunately lead us into perdition and sorrow. Will we ever learn or have those brain cells withered to the point of uselessness?
One of the first signs of lack of wisdom is the constant motormouth activity of those wishing for war, for whatever reason. In the midst of that volume of dangerous words, they flip flop from day to day, from week to week, often from hour to hour. There is neither wisdom nor purity of reasoning and motivations and once again there we are, the same old, same old. No matter how tired it is, there is always that huge and cruel price to pay in destruction and death.
If only we listened to the wise voices emanating often from unexpected places. One saying which I read recently, states that wars are not fought in the trenches but are fought in the hearts and minds of those involved. Succinct and so true. Would that we would have understood that simple but critical understanding. All the horror that we could have avoided. All the energy we could have directed along proper pathways rather than expending it in the design, invention and creation of more and more horrid weapons of war, that energy placed in the right way, in the right directions rather than in the awful creation of those weapons of war. What a blessing it would have been and still could be if we shut down the raucous voices of those spouting words of violence and hate. Allowing wiser voices to be heard. Pipe dreams, I guess. And as an aside, in the Ethics of Our Fathers is a verse which tells us that the wiser person will listen carefully. Think carefully. Before opening the mouth. With the loss of that hot air, we could have ended the warming of the planet.
The importance of wisdom and acknowledging the truth of that wisdom has been around for a long time to be found in all cultures. To wit an Irish proverb along those very lines.
" May you have the hindsight to know where you've been, the foresight to know where you're going, and the insight to know when you have gone too far." Would that those in seats of power, heavily misused power, hear these and similar words and straighten their twists and curves of their hearts and souls. Would that those who enable their rise to seats of power have understood what they were indeed bringing forth upon this planet.
Yesterday.
Today.
Tomorrow.
Certainly, time enough to have learned from the first foolish decision made by Eve and compounded by Adam.
But we did not.
The result is, was, always will be, unless we do better and rid the nations of wicked leaders, of those who bear terror, horror, destruction to the residents of the lands. As well as leaders who are way past their sell by date. Unfortunately, there are many of those within the governments of the nations of the world. Iran, Many Arab and Moslem nations. The foolish and dangerous ones of many of the Western nations of Europe. Leaders in Israel who fell down on the job and enabled murder upon the residents of Israel. Or the rather limited who lack morals and guidance, who charge hard along the paths of revenge and retention of power, those who appoint glaringly obvious misfit people into positions of power. ie, Hegseth and his crude raids on our armed services, who are supposed to be our guardians, to protect us.
Humph on that.
And not to forget that arrogant and dangerous, so called Democratic Socialist Party, who claim to be progressive but in every act, every statement, send us into retrograde propulsion rather than a forward movement. The Democrats, the Republicans, the Right and the Left, the Moderates who have forsaken the truths of that position, who for the sake of their remaining in office, have bought heavily into the latest rage - which is raging JewHatred
Surely there are those better suited to be leaders. Surely some intelligent people could present the words of truth from the Bible and let us make headway against those who would destroy us all.
So far there are few and far between capable of that role.
Suggestions anyone?
Someone?
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