Master, the tempest is raging...
Not waves of water and brine, and winds full of sea salt- but passion and contempt within the hearts of men; this is the tempest raging in these last days of earth.
This is my blog, so I will say what I think. If you are worried I will offend you, please stop reading.
What's going on? Why is rudeness acceptable when it comes to politics? "Where were you when Reagan did the same thing?" "Is it that you just hate the Democrats?" "If it were Bush you wouldn't have a problem."
I've had to tell people, "I was a kid when that happened... that's why I didn't have an opinion." "I didn't have kids in public school when that happened." "I didn't vote for him the second time." "I didn't think that was a good idea." etc. etc.
People can get so angry and belligerent when it comes to politics. Sometimes people make far reaching assumptions that, in other areas of life would be obviously inappropriate. Yet, when it comes to politics, people throw good manners to the curb.
I informed a family member that friends couldn't believe she had tried to be so mean and embarrassing to me during a public political conversation. My family said a person would have a thin skin to be embarrassed over what she said. I agreed (and do agree). However, the point was missed in that my family didn't care at all that she had been seen by others to be rude to me in public. It didn't seem to occur to her at all that the way she spoke to me was a reflection on her character to those who witnessed. It was not a reflection of the opinions of either one of us. I don't understand it: It was as if the whole thing was only about her getting her point in, no matter the cost of the relationship or how she might have been seen by others.
If you wouldn't otherwise try to be mean spirited to someone, why is it OK with regard to politics.
At any rate, when a person expresses concern and interest in the current political climate, the rest of us, I think, should encourage free thinking and questioning. We shouldn't say, "Hey, you didn't complain when the Democrats sat back instead of forwarding the Republican led civil rights movement! Why are you complaining that they're sitting back now?" Who of us was really there during the fight for civil rights? Just because our voices weren't heard on any particular issue five or 25 years ago, doesn't mean we should be silent today. Should we continue to sit back and watch the deterioration of our society? Should we be silent when we see the the storm upon us?
How much rain falls upon you before you realize you are wet and need to find shelter?
How long do you continue to stand in the rain?
Do you remain still when the wind blows? When the lightening strikes? When the flood waters rise?
How long can you stand while the tempest begins to rage?
It began as a little rain. We all know that. Yet, today, the tempest is rising.
Call upon the Master of All to guide us through these dark days.
He is our only hope for deliverance.
Who said: Pray as if everything depends upon God, then work as if everything depends upon you?
I add my testimony to this counsel.
Pray.
work.
I would add one more word of encouragement: Continue to speak... speak kindly... speak truthfully... speak well.
This is my blog, so I will say what I think. If you are worried I will offend you, please stop reading.
What's going on? Why is rudeness acceptable when it comes to politics? "Where were you when Reagan did the same thing?" "Is it that you just hate the Democrats?" "If it were Bush you wouldn't have a problem."
I've had to tell people, "I was a kid when that happened... that's why I didn't have an opinion." "I didn't have kids in public school when that happened." "I didn't vote for him the second time." "I didn't think that was a good idea." etc. etc.
People can get so angry and belligerent when it comes to politics. Sometimes people make far reaching assumptions that, in other areas of life would be obviously inappropriate. Yet, when it comes to politics, people throw good manners to the curb.
I informed a family member that friends couldn't believe she had tried to be so mean and embarrassing to me during a public political conversation. My family said a person would have a thin skin to be embarrassed over what she said. I agreed (and do agree). However, the point was missed in that my family didn't care at all that she had been seen by others to be rude to me in public. It didn't seem to occur to her at all that the way she spoke to me was a reflection on her character to those who witnessed. It was not a reflection of the opinions of either one of us. I don't understand it: It was as if the whole thing was only about her getting her point in, no matter the cost of the relationship or how she might have been seen by others.
If you wouldn't otherwise try to be mean spirited to someone, why is it OK with regard to politics.
At any rate, when a person expresses concern and interest in the current political climate, the rest of us, I think, should encourage free thinking and questioning. We shouldn't say, "Hey, you didn't complain when the Democrats sat back instead of forwarding the Republican led civil rights movement! Why are you complaining that they're sitting back now?" Who of us was really there during the fight for civil rights? Just because our voices weren't heard on any particular issue five or 25 years ago, doesn't mean we should be silent today. Should we continue to sit back and watch the deterioration of our society? Should we be silent when we see the the storm upon us?
How much rain falls upon you before you realize you are wet and need to find shelter?
How long do you continue to stand in the rain?
Do you remain still when the wind blows? When the lightening strikes? When the flood waters rise?
How long can you stand while the tempest begins to rage?
It began as a little rain. We all know that. Yet, today, the tempest is rising.
Call upon the Master of All to guide us through these dark days.
He is our only hope for deliverance.
Who said: Pray as if everything depends upon God, then work as if everything depends upon you?
I add my testimony to this counsel.
Pray.
work.
I would add one more word of encouragement: Continue to speak... speak kindly... speak truthfully... speak well.
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