Life Cycles
Like the cycles of freedom and bondage experienced ages before Polybius wrote his theories of benign and malignant governments, we continue to cycle today, even thousands of years later. Generations, societies, governments and the governed cycle. Even the earth cycles as it spins through day and night, revolving through seasons and years over millennia and eons of time. Cycles are a theme of living things; growth and decline. We struggle for growth and cycle through periods of accomplishment and strength then ease and weakness. Time spent at ease leads to weakness; a very natural part of the living cycle. This is true for the body, both physical and metaphysical. Among my close friends, I would say this is true for both the body and the spirit. The phenomenon manifests in societies of all sizes, from that of the United States to those the size of the average American family. Around and around we go from weak to strong to weak; from poor to rich to poor. Generation after generation; hum...


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ReplyDeleteSally!! I didn't know you had a blog! I'm glad I found it:) You have not changed AT ALL!!! Seriously, you look exactly the same...what is your secret??!
ReplyDeleteLook at you youngins! I didn't know you have another house you're building -- we've talked about getting a house close to the beach that we could go see my mom and let the kids play. (Too bad that beach got erased by Hurricane Ike last year...) Sorry to hear that your mom is not well.
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