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Will 2024 Bring Change?Check the logs. Christmas and New Years were horrific spray days.
Why is this important?
Because we are witnessing a long-term, blatant pattern here.
What is the pattern?
Nearly without exception, they spray much more heavily on holidays; times when people are out, gathering, eating immune-suppressing foods (sugar, caffeine), potentially forming friendships, sharing knowledge by having discussions about the world, and simply building relationships.
I have watched it, and reported it, for years now. They spray much harder on holidays. Check the logs. It's all there.
So now what?
It's 2024. People want an optimistic outlook for the future. They want to have a good year and a good life. They want their children to have long and fulfilling lives.
But will they?
I know the answer. Many know the answer. But will sharing the answer with those who don't know make any difference? Will people begin getting involved because a new year has begun?
I know enough about human nature to know this:
"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
This short clip is from the U.S. Declaration of Independence. It is a brilliant observation. It outlines a fundamental human flaw—a fatal mistake—humans make over and over again throughout history.
What is this mistake?
In a word: Tolerance.
Humans tolerate evil as long as possible before being willing to do anything about it.
What is so wrong about this fundamental human flaw?
Evil has a pattern of behavior it always follows to gain advantage without its victim knowing. Like the old adage about slowly boiling a frog, evil creeps up slowly, silently, little-by-little, so you—the victim—won't notice. During this time of creeping, it is growing in strength, gaining power, securing advantage, so by the time you realize what it happening, the evil is stronger than you. You no longer have the strength to resist.
This is how evil wins over and over again in human history.
There is a remedy. It's simple.
When evil first appears, it must be immediately opposed, otherwise, it will overrun you the next time you awaken.
As I type this, being bathed in unbreathable air, the intolerable taste and smell is a constant reminder of the selfishness and apathy that empowers this evil to continue.
For it is true, that:
—Ignorance of truth is not a cause of inaction, rather, —ignorance of truth is the result of selfishness and rebellion.
In short:
People become knowledgeable about the things they care about.
If you value your local football team, you will know the MVP, the rules and the scores. If you love cars, you will know cars. If you love your spouse, you will know your spouse. If you care about your country, you will know what is going on in your country.
The easiest way to discover someone's values is to find out what they are knowledgeable about.
When I see the myriad of evils in the world today, I immediately see the selfishness of a world that has invested their fortunes in cosmetics while neglecting to take out the trash and rebelling against turning off the stove. Both would eventually consume them and their neighbors, even all of us without divine intervention. Yet, it continues.
Will 2024 bring change?
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01/29/24 12:08 AM
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