Just watched a documentary on PBS-FRONTLINE, about a preacher who self-immolated himself. The note he left behind said, and I paraphrase, was because he believed racism was rampant in the small town of Grand Saline, Texas. The symbol for making a statement about his beliefs was to set himself on fire in the middle of town and leave a note behind saying why he did it. As we know, folks do things for all sorts of reasons and we "justify" them in a multitude of ways. Spiritual, material, financial, selfishness and causal are just a few off the top of my head. We look to leadership for making statements and actions for the greater good of society as a whole, at least I do. What happens when leadership becomes misguided and withdrawn? What happens when leadership believes the things they are doing is for the greater good and no one will set themselves aside enough to see that the person in leadership is in need of an intervention. That the things they believe, are saying and planning are self-defeating and life threatening. What happens when leadership's actions effect and affect beyond themselves. The preacher's daughter said, ..."he was not thinking about the effect of his actions on his family-others..." We can arguably say that greatness is misunderstood. We can say that visionaries are often misunderstood. We can also say that people in leadership, when their actions are left unchecked and reignless, are steering a ship in the dark. Windlessness and smooth waters may mislead into shallow grounds and strand a boat, though a tide may rise to release it, as the sun rises and visions a new course can be endeavor. Tormented seas in the dark without good leadership can lead to rocky cliffs and a sinking ship. One man burning himself in the middle of the day can make a profound statement, though its end may only blow smoke in time, however profound and seemingly selfless the intent may be. One man making repeated statements, creatings fires in attempts to persuade a belief statement in the minds of others and for the cause of bait-and-switch, can only exist if more fires are created. Eventually, there will be a big fire while we stand around and watch the burning. When the the smoke thickens and the flames draw closer, most likely we will flash on a moment when we saw the writing on the wall, like the sound of a tweet of a bird. Subtle, impersonal, impersonable, deplorable or agreeable, mooooving on like a cow chewing the cud while waiting in line for an eventual end; for the next tweet to eventually become numb to. The town of Grand Saline, named by the Native American Indians of the region, denotes Big Salt. Salt is an amazing mineral with many beneficial physical properties and in quantity, profuse dispelling properties. It also has metaphysical properties of protection, healing and dispulsion and dispelling. Make a statement in "Revelation" of your vision and heart. Squawk now, loudly, or forever hold your tongue, "...for he knows the time is short...". Just another chapter sub-plot in the evolving book.
