Questions?

 

questionsThink About It.  Questions?  You know him, also her.  They seem so sure of their positions on almost any subject that they’re willing to fight or forego friendship because of your inability or, worse yet, unwillingness to see the world as they imagine it.  The answers are so often clear and firmly stated that sometimes you can’t help but wonder if they understand the questions.

Why do we (US) poke around the globe finding ways to forcefully change the minds, hearts  and lives of people deeply entrenched in their own staunchly held ideologies?

Isn’t it odd that mainstream religious groups, while insisting on the “separation of church and State”,  spend money lobbying for laws committing the government to provide for the ailing and hungry huddled masses?  Could they find better ways to spend that cash than investing it in stocks they later sell because of disagreements in business philosophy?

Should political power be used to further entrench a ruling and increasingly wealthy class of legislative, executive and judicial autocrats?  We seem to agree on the need for the checks and balances that come with  the Articles I, II and III  immediately following the Preamble to the Constitution of these United States.  But have you taken the time to read (and consider) the brief four hand-written pages?  Sometimes an S may look like F and an occasional S then was a C .  However it’s the playbook for the greatest game of government known to man.   Should you take a look before risking your life on an argument about its meaning?

Perhaps not having fight-worthy positions on some subjects is a moral failure on my part.  You won’t find me a fan of “situational ethics” or “moral relativism”.  In fact I’m pretty clear about most of my ethical views and have a reasonable handle on the value of truth, which I find selfishly to provide a personal profit, though sometimes tripping up temporary advantage.  Ask yourself if our views on the Big Questions should waver with the winds of current history.

It’s difficult to find new ways of looking at our early-nurtured pictures of the way the world should work.  Some seem sure we pulled out of the depression of the 30s with the patronage of a government big enough to provide the fuel for the engine of prosperity.  Others give credit to the years of paid production filling the needs of a world-wide war for putting cash in the pockets of soon-to-be buyers of peace-time products and services.

The next time you feel  so sure about something that you are willing to get into someone else’s family feud or convince your legislators to vote for futile war,  ask yourself if you really have all the answers.

Or is it possible that you need to ask a few more Questions?  Think About It.

 

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