Epaminondas

Today's Foreboding

Epaminondas [Villagers with Torches] and I are the same person, almost. He's written 15 books in six languages; I've thought about writing a book 21 times (15+6 !).  He's an ex-Democrat; I once voted for a Democrat.  He's dashing, handsome, and virile.  And, we both had this very same thought. “ Something of historic proportions is happening. I can sense it because I know how it feels, smells, what it looks like, and how people react to it. Yes, a perfect storm may be brewing, but there is something happening within our country that has been evolving for about ten - fifteen years. The pace has dramatically quickened in the past two. ” Epaminondas  lists several concerns, all of which I too have groused about, only he better, then finishes with my voice. “ As a practical thinker, one not overly prone to emotional decisions, I have a choice: I can either believe what the objective pieces of evidence tell me (even if they make me cringe with disgust); I can believe what history is shouting to me from across the chasm of seven decades; or I can hope I am wrong by closing my eyes, having another latte, and ignoring what is transpiring around me. Some people scoff at me, others laugh, or think I am foolish, naive, or both. Perhaps I am. But I have never been afraid to look people in the eye and tell them exactly what I believe-and why I believe it. I pray I am wrong. I do not think I am. ” Exactly.  Thanks to MM for the tip.