"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States"
In the mess and confusion of politics, world events, anti-war protests and made-in-china-junkstores (Walmart), I often tend to forget what it's all about. Inalienable rights of man. What a serious statement that man, as a creation of God, has rights that are inseperable from him. Among them, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
It's not about a great country, democracy or the world's peacekeeper.
It's about the rights of each individual soul. Thomas Jefferson wins.
The use of the word "ought" above has always penetrated deep into my heart. Jefferson uses "are" to declare the position. But, he doesn't stop there. He uses "ought to be." Regardless of any war's outcome, it cannot be taken away from us that we ought to be free. It is what is right, what is divine, etc. Jefferson wins again.
I don't really have much else to share tonight, I just noticed that I needed to put something up this week and this has been on my mind today.
I've been reading The Last Oracle by James Rollins. Rollins often finds strange but true scientific phenomena and meshes them with historical, cultural, mythical or religious phenomena to create cohesive stories. . . conspiracies, etc. This book addresses the abilities of autistic savants. It touches on (as Rollins has done previously) the genetic experimentation of the Nazis and then moves on into communist Russia for the development of the plot. Some crazy stuff, and, as Rollins says, the truth is more often than not, stranger than fiction.
I'm also finishing up Wild at Heart, a book I've written on previously. By now, Eldredge is just kind of wrapping things up, putting in the obligatory call to action and boring me to death. I would like to review the first few chapters though, as I think my perspective has shifted considerably as a result of reading it the first time. This book has truly helped me grow. As a side note to that, God's timing is impecable. Just as I'm reading this book, considering this wisdom, applying it to my life, searching my soul, the one man in my life who has taught me the meaning of manhood, who has consciously passed on manhood (as Eldredge calls it, initiation), dies. I hate making claims like this, but it feels like a true turning point in my life. The shift from boy to man is completing. I yearn to fight the fight before me.
Love,
The Revolution
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