Now and forever

 

I was reading the news this morning and came across an article about an antisemitic flyer going around in Florida right now. My first reaction was, Jesus was Jewish too, folks, but then I stopped.

Most of the things people are ready to stir things up and die for are things they made up! Things that only exist in their heads! Myths and folk lore, prejudices and boundaries brought on by illiteracy, meanness and frustration.

These people are like the QuAnon folks that stormed the capital. They are unhappy, angry, ready for a fight and if they can't find a legitimate cause, they will fabricate one. Doing anything is better than doing nothing. And once you step into that ring, it is hard to step back. Ego and hard headed-ness go together.

So history is woven with wars based on invisible gods who rule the earth, the different colors of a human's pelt and the rights each color deserves, and which male or female is better than the other.

These are not debates. They are sacrosanct ideas implanted in the heads of the most vulnerable among us. Many based on the idea that this is the way it has always been, now and forever, amen. Of course forever varies depending upon the moment.

I cannot see a future devoid of chaos as long as people confuse education with indoctrination. Being right is as important to people, especially angry people, as breathing. Eden will not come to the earth when we have enough food, water and medicine for everyone. I suspect we already have all those things. 

Peace on earth will never reign until we stop herding scapegoats for a living and give up trying to be the hostess with the mostess. The solution is not conquering other people, it is reigning in our selves.