oh for lent’s sake

I lost my desire to write. ‘Why?’ I asked myself. I figured it out today.

Politics.

That one simple word is like sugar; in it is the power to sweeten and the power to rot. When I was younger I loved it, I couldn’t get enough. As I’ve grown, I found I have a limit. I’ve reached that limit. It went from a sweet pastime to a bellyache. The very thought of it disgusts me. For the past few weeks I’ve pretended to care. I even wrote to it in my own damning way. No more. Not only am I disgusted at politics; I have distaste for the pretentiousness of the politicians who pretend they know the best for the common man.

I know nothing of politics. Why? I read and study it regularly. I examine the history of political thought and evaluate it in my own mind. I have a very clear understanding of my own beliefs. So why? Because I only know one thing about man…his inherent evilness. That is it. The pursuit of ‘political truths’ seems plagued with vanity and smeared with the putrid scent of desperation. So in the spirit of lent, here is my promises to you my loyal reader: I will no longer write anything political, more I will delete any comment that tends toward the political. Let the dead bury their own.

If, however, this is your passion or your interest I have two brilliant brothers who will systematically cover and expose a myriad of difficult political topics. Their Christian worldview and clear thinking will be a refreshing breeze for all of those masochistic enough to indulge in the subject. I cannot recommend their sites highly enough. They are as follows:

On principles and principates

Paradoxum

Now, what will I write? I will go back to what I enjoy, I will write of my perceptions and observations on life and the military experience. A few stories here and there, perhaps a book review, I might even write a short story or two. To be assured, I will likely weave philosophy throughout. I hope to write something you will find interesting and engaging. I welcome your input. If you have a suggestion, please fire away.

Until then…be good.