Posted in Quotes on Nov 2nd, 2011
How’s THAT for a combination, eh?
Well, they all fit together. (Of course, I could have called this, two quotes and a moral, but I’m saving that title for a rainy day.)
Anyway, there are two sayings that struck me this morning, and they both apply to the situation in Israel – and in the rest of the world. The first one comes from the Navaho Indians:
You cannot awaken someone who pretends to be sleeping.
And, I’ll let Barry Rubin describe how it applies to the Middle East:
How’s THAT for a combination, eh?
Well, they all fit together. (Of course, I could have called this, two quotes and a moral, but I’m saving that title for a rainy day.)
Anyway, there are two sayings that struck me this morning, and they both apply to the situation in Israel – and in the rest of the world. The first one comes from the Navaho Indians:
You cannot awaken someone who pretends to be sleeping.
And, I’ll let Barry Rubin describe how it applies to the Middle East:
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I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.
– Thomas Jefferson
The writer of the Declaration of Independence worried that the sins of the nation would bring God’s judgment upon them. In the case of Jefferson, it was the great evil of slavery that worried him. How long did it take for God to judge America for this great evil?
Just about a hundred years.
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.
– Thomas Jefferson
The writer of the Declaration of Independence worried that the sins of the nation would bring God’s judgment upon them. In the case of Jefferson, it was the great evil of slavery that worried him. How long did it take for God to judge America for this great evil?
Just about a hundred years.
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Have you ever tried to stand on broken legs?
You can’t.
It’s as if your legs have ceased to exist. You cannot stand on broken legs. You cannot use an arm that is broken. You can’t stand with a back that’s broken.
Without a foundation to work with, your muscles are useless, and your body is useless. And, if your bones are broken in a hostile environment, that ‘useless’ body is going to become someone’s lunch – unless you have someone with good bones to protect you.
Have you ever tried to stand on broken legs?
You can’t.
It’s as if your legs have ceased to exist. You cannot stand on broken legs. You cannot use an arm that is broken. You can’t stand with a back that’s broken.
Without a foundation to work with, your muscles are useless, and your body is useless. And, if your bones are broken in a hostile environment, that ‘useless’ body is going to become someone’s lunch – unless you have someone with good bones to protect you.
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Recently, I’ve been struggling with the challenge of communicating. Oh no, I can still talk. Why, I even said something a couple weeks ago that got a hairbrush thrown at me.
(I have a big mouth.)
But, there’s something on my mind that I’m having trouble getting out, and it’s all about the decline of America. It’s a giant topic and very complex, and it just doesn’t fit easily through the narrow pipe that is the written language. And, when I chop it down into smaller pieces, it still doesn’t seem to fit. So, instead of throwing concepts and ideas at you, I’m going to talk about me and what ‘me’ has seen.
Recently, I’ve been struggling with the challenge of communicating. Oh no, I can still talk. Why, I even said something a couple weeks ago that got a hairbrush thrown at me.
(I have a big mouth.)
But, there’s something on my mind that I’m having trouble getting out, and it’s all about the decline of America. It’s a giant topic and very complex, and it just doesn’t fit easily through the narrow pipe that is the written language. And, when I chop it down into smaller pieces, it still doesn’t seem to fit. So, instead of throwing concepts and ideas at you, I’m going to talk about me and what ‘me’ has seen.
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Posted in America, Christianity, Iran, Islam, Quotes on Jun 10th, 2011
Welcome to a new and improved Israel Outlook. How is it improved?
Well, I’ve started writing again. THAT’s an improvement. Since the loveliest woman on the planet entered my life, I’ve not really had much to say, except “yes, dear.” Life has been good, and I don’t write much when that happens to me.
Life is still good, but I’m worried – not about MY future, but about yours. And, that’s enough to get me writing again. There are people that I care about in harms way. I cannot stay quiet while they lie in the path of a juggernaut of bad news.
Welcome to a new and improved Israel Outlook. How is it improved?
Well, I’ve started writing again. THAT’s an improvement. Since the loveliest woman on the planet entered my life, I’ve not really had much to say, except “yes, dear.” Life has been good, and I don’t write much when that happens to me.
Life is still good, but I’m worried – not about MY future, but about yours. And, that’s enough to get me writing again. There are people that I care about in harms way. I cannot stay quiet while they lie in the path of a juggernaut of bad news.
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