We are back to violence. I’ve lived through an era like this in my life, where monstrous violence exceeds the inherent ability for mankind to harm itself. It was the worst of times. I would postulate that at least one of those happens per hundred years, possibly more as humans make an effort to destroy humanity.

I have a theory that we’ve done this before, not just once before, but many times. Everybody knows that major excavations in certain regions uncover literal cities. Those cities had to have been covered over eons ago. But the thing is, everyone stops digging once they find THAT city. I believe there is evidence of other societies beneath even those.

We have a guide called the Bible and I haven’t known it to be wrong. It says that the human heart is wicked. It says that in many ways, not the least of which is use of the word ‘sin’. Call it what you want to. I don’t really care. But leave your children untrained, undisciplined and what happens? Someone once told me that you don’t have to teach a child to lie (I didn’t do it!); you have to teach them to be strong enough to tell the truth. The effort to undermine truth is now called ‘my truth’. That, my friends is what is known as ‘my opinion’. Truth is truth.

I believe generations of children are being brainwashed in institutions where learning is the goal. Learning about mathematics, writing, history (so we don’t repeat it), literature, art, psychology, medicine, grammar (yes, it matters). If I hear one more person say ‘julery’ instead of jewelry, or reality instead of realty, I’m going to explode. You have no concept of root words, like jewel, leading to the word ‘jewel-ry’ if you have not studied or ever read the words. And if you say real-i-ty to me, you will NEVER be my REALTOR. You may go to the DOC-I-TOR, but I go to the doctor. You get my point. Anyway I went down a rabbit hole. Children don’t need to be talking about their genitals; that’s the job of parents to answer those questions. Children don’t need to be swayed in one direction of another politically. They need to learn to speak correctly, write well, cope with stress, understand the value of study, and realize that not everyone is Einstein.

I think now more than ever it is important to know when you are being tricked into having certain ‘beliefs’ or feelings, whether your ‘teacher’ has an agenda other than actual education; and it is important to view everything with skepticism until you get facts. There used to be a bumper stick that said, “Question Authority”. And there was one that said, “Question Everything”. Both are profound statements. And they don’t mean CHALLENGE authority; they mean question. Like…find out if that teacher has fact based teaching. And remember you have a mind of your own.

Please use it.