(No photo, in deference
to our sensibilities.)
Cold
like the eyes
of the MAGA group,
who seem like another kind
of person
Cold
like the hearts
of the mega-rich
who care nothing for
the struggles
of the
rest of us
Cold
like the stare
of the Angry King,
who, with all his wealth,
and unlimited power,
is still not happy
because there isn't enough
money in the world
to fill that cold, empty ache
in his chest
and cold's opposite:
Warm
like our hearts
that care for
the suffering planet
and her people,
like our hands
reaching out
to help another,
like our kindness
which no amount
of toxic rhetoric
will ever douse.
Warm
like love,
like compassion,
that the oligarchs
deride
because they host
a desert within
where altruism
should reside.
I am struck by the hard cold eyes of the Mad King and his entourage of oligarchs, who may think they are happy with unlimited money and power, but who sure don't look or sound happy. We have to protect our peace, gratitude and joy, and tune in to a different frequency than the one they broadcast on, and I mean this both literally and figuratively.
If altruism were real it'd be classified as a disease. Fortunately we're designed to benefit when we serve the Highest Good of others as well as ourselves.
ReplyDeleteIt *is* sad that the election system gives us extrovert leaders who don't often show the neurological capacity to realize this. I think Trump has tried to be a Christian. I even believe God is working with him. But he has physical, neurological handicaps that may or may not allow him to have a spiritual experience. Sad, but typical of our elected officials. If they warm a bench at some sort of religious gathering, their feeling is that all they're getting out of it is the comfort of being with other people.
I can't recognize someone as a Christian who has no empathy for others, so I have to respectfully disagree with you there. I do agree about the neurological handicaps.
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