| | to pastors, politicians and peddlers: am i a person or just a pawn?tonight glenn beck appeared on larry king live on cnn. beck offered a plea to politicians everywhere: just tell us the truth. with misty eyes he implored of our country's leaders and decision-makers to put truth above popularity. for better or worse, tom cruise (of all ungodly people) made a mental appearance and shouted back at the tv "you can't handle the truth." when it all comes down to it, once you know the truth it's hard to sit back and do nothing. "ignorance is bliss" serves less as fact and more of a self-convincing mantra for the lazy and unintelligent. we want to shy away from truth because we really believe we can do nothing to change or continue it. pastors avoid preaching "hellfire and brimstone", politicians avoid publicizing a blatant imminent (if not current) state of economic recession, peddlers avoid publishing the faults of their products, leaving the american public desperate for genuine truth. in the movie "the american president," michael j fox's character delivers a line that hits this point home: "They're so thirsty for it they'll crawl through the desert toward a
mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the
sand." by avoiding the truth, we force lies upon others. it's like clearing out all the healthy food from a refrigerator and being angry people eat the junk; fact is-they have to eat.
apparently, the truth is trickier than that when you factor in popularity and power. no one enjoys being used as a pawn in someone else's game. we like candidates, salesmen and ministers who have no personal agenda in mind when they speak, comfort, decide and advise. they see you, not what you can do for them. if i had to choose between a two-faced preacher and a genuine peddler, i think i would have to choose the peddler. the people i really can't stand are the people who think they're treating you like a person (because they know that's what you want) but really only see and treat you like a pawn... |
| | Posted 3/28/2008 2:40 AM - 1 comments
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