an uncertain weekend

Angry in the ultimate dimension

I close my eyes and look deeply

Three hundred years from now

Where will you be and where shall I be?

~Thich Nhat Hanh*

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While Thich Nhat Hanh’s words are of anger, I believe they also apply to today’s uncertainty in that “…we are living in the most fear mongering time in human history. And the main reason for this is that there’s a lot of power and money available to individuals and organizations who can perpetrate these fears.”

…where fear is about danger that seems certain; anxiety is…”an experience of uncertainty.”

If there is a crack in human psychology into which demagogues wriggle, it is by offering psychological relief for the anxiety created by uncertainty…this is where a good scapegoat comes in; for example, There’ us — real Americans – then there are…”**

May equanimity fill the minds and hearts of all this holiday season and end this dangerous game of brinkmanship.

*cited: No Death, No Fear, Thich Nhat Hanh

**cited: Why We’re Living in the Age of Fear, Rolling Stone

6 thoughts on “an uncertain weekend”

    1. David I find myself wanting to call someone…someone who has the ability to stop this insanity, but who??? Horton?

      1. There does appear to be no one. But what I do feel is that the Media does little to help these situations…..they seem to thrive on creating unrest and division.

      2. I agree…as if ratings, clicks, and popularity has more value than truth. The growing division stuns and frightens me.

  2. Too much power in too few hands. Yes. And when people hand over their power for psychological relief it just adds fuel to the fire. Adding to your prayer . . . May we remember that we are stronger together and have courage to be uncomfortable. May we remember to keep the next generation(s) in mind to help us aim our moral compass in the right direction.

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