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“Preparing for our new normal…”
It seems to be the catch phrase of the day.
Yet hearing it sprouts questions which ping-pong in my brain.
What if I didn’t care about the old normal?
What if I found it obtuse?
What if the old normal aggravated my emotions with its continual flood of personal attacks?
What if I found myself alienated from a society that was too frightened of aliens?
What if I don’t want to return to what we had?
The braggadocio attitudes of small-minded humans being given platforms to scream their ridiculous claims and espouse horrific prejudices does not seem to be the “normal” where I can be normal.
Life, Mother Nature, science, humanity and God, himself, have granted us a time-out for our incorrigible behavior.
What should we do with it?
You should do what you deem necessary.
Me? I’m going to take a pause from the cause.
There are too many things I believe in that have sharp edges which cut and hurt other humans.
I’ve worked on it for many years, but my blades still extend.
I must take a pause from my cause.
Can I suggest to you that this is a possible alternative to meaningless repetition? For instance:
If you possess a fervent belief in God, at least admit to yourself there are times that atheism seems comforting.
My brothers and sisters who are Republicans may want smaller government and less interference, but keep in mind that the stimulus check still arrived at a sweet moment.
How about you Democrats take a pause from your guilt trip—blaming others of wealth and substance for every evil that has befallen the Earth?
And you, committed to pro-life, standing firm against abortion, must at least pause and consider what you would do if your sixteen-year-old daughter came to you with the results of a drug store pregnancy test, and her only excuse was that she was told “if you drink lots of lemon juice, you can’t get pregnant?”
Yes, God bless America, you patriots, but keep this in mind: your family does not live in a war zone, where the danger of being blown up, ravaged or murdered are a constant threat after your meager dinner is consumed.
Mr. Macho–what do you think it would be like to be pawed at and disrespected all the time, while your abilities were set to the side in deference to discussing your rack?
And my sisters may want to mull how their brothers have to battle testosterone and the urge to be overly aggressive with physical prowess.
Whether it’s black or whether it’s white, take a pause and channel the other color. If it’s yellow or it’s red, consider what it’s like to wear the skin of another.
Those who are heterosexual—do they really believe the gay community is embroiled in perversion, or, just like you and me, in search of a defining love?
Can the rich remember a time, or project in their minds, the anguish involved in being short on the rent?
And can the poor man and woman understand that not all money is inherited? Some of the green stuff is procured by “greening” a great idea–and patiently working it as it grows.
I am not ready to find a new normal.
And I am certainly unwilling to return to the old.
For before this virus, we had grown much too cynical and selfish, welcoming back into our hearts latent racism, causing us to be pious about our own ignorance.
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G-Poppers … October 13th, 2017
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In the course of human humblings, it becomes the responsibility of sane souls near and far to pose the blessed question: “What is truly important?”
Without pursuing this answer, we are soon bumbling, fumbling and stumbling our way to utter dissatisfaction, leaving us…well, grumbling.
Unfortunately, the answer to “what is truly important?” can not be derived by forming a committee. Committees critically over-analyze, dismiss with no resolution, to sip bitter coffee and crunch day-old Danish.
Some brave individuals seek solution in politics–but anything that has to be voted on can be controlled by either buying off the voter or fooling the electorate.
Pious souls across the globe go to prayer, asking God to bring solutions, believing their praise is sufficient involvement. But as most of us find out, God rarely does a one-man show. He works with an unrehearsed cast on an available stage.
I guess some people believe money is the most important thing in the world because it can buy the things we want, which keeps us from feeling in need. Yes–we are scared to death of being without. But then we encounter those souls who possess it all, who end up feeling they have nothing.
What is really important?
What is the reason for us to still be here in the midst of a common struggle for a common good?
For we do find some things to be self-evident.
Since God created us all, we have a common Father. It is a good place to start.
Since science and Mother Nature are at work in our world, there is much we can learn about ways to get along just by studying the atmosphere around us.
But it is the territory within our three square feet–where we live, breathe, eat, think and wrestle with our own appetites–that determines our true sense of worth.
So what is really important?
Like so many solutions, it may seem simple and inadequate to cover the variety of conflict that threatens us. But when you look it again, you will grasp its scope.
Wisdom begins with knowing what is important:
This is what I can do. I will work on doing it better. I will give you the freedom to do the same. And if something comes up within my ability, I will try to help out.
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