The Wisdom of Other People

There are times, fewer and fewer as I hopefully age to a more graceful human being, when I get to thinking that what I think, what I believe, what I say, and what I preach on Sunday mornings is real wisdom. Good wisdom. The best wisdom. The wisest wisdom-stuff that could be thought, believed, spoken or preached.
My wisdom is better than your wisdom. Mine is wisdom, yours is foolishness. How crazy is that? Very crazy. And very wrong.
I was this morning contemplating some posts on FaceBook and wondered how some of my FB friends could be so un-wise in their thinking, believing and posting.
And then I took a break to check out a great blog-site that a friend electronically pens rather regularly. (You should check it out at burningheretic.wordpress.com.) My friend's blog contained some real wisdom...sprinkled in with ample doses of sarcasm and humor. So there is at least one other person out there who has some wisdom to share. And if I were to look around a bit longer and wider I would no doubt find many, many others who have wisdom to share...even with me.
I remember hearing a program speaker say some years ago: "Everyone knows something you don't know...and their voice must be heard." That woman was a wise speaker.

Not Exactly a Twenty-One Gun Salute

Recent gatherings (Town Hall meetings and others) where the President has spoken have drawn gun-toting individuals! The most recent incident I am aware of took place in Arizona where a fellow showed up with a semi-automatic military rifle slung over his shoulder...the gun was loaded. Here's something amazing, at least to me, there is no law against such in Arizona! Evidently in that southwestern state there is a recognized need to carry such a weapon to fend off...what: rampaging wild buffalo, large groupings of attack rattlesnakes, persons massed to take over the Grand Canyon?
I am very aware of people who make the claim that carrying guns to political gatherings is their constitutional (if not God-given)right. But, my goodness, this is, to my thinking, either silliness or taunting. I believe it could be the latter.
I continue to think that ugly racism is behind much of the reaction to our current President.
Its an embarrassment.

August Angst

The August congressional recess is on and if the reputable news sources are to be believed, many elected officials returning to their districts are likely to face some fairly rowdy folks. These folks are rowdy over the proposed health-care reform that is making its way through both the House and Senate in various forms. Again, if reputable news sources are to be believed, most Americans want some health-care reform to become the law of the land.
The rowdy folks appear to be supported and encouraged ("directed" may be too strong a word, but maybe not) by the segments of the current health-care system who figure to suffer the most financially if reform is passed.
I don't have all the necessary facts to make a clear call here, but I do hope that calmer voices prevail and more rational debate can take place so that necessary reform can be legislated. This great country ought to be able and willing to extend health-care to all its citizens.