I heard it said yesterday that the only way to fix Washington’s problems was to build a wall around it and fill it with water. That made me think about something the great philosopher Dylan once said:
People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah
Makes you stop and all wonder why
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
Who just couldn’t help but cry
Oh, this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though
No matter what gets in the way
and which way the wind does blow
And as long as it does I’ll just sit here
And watch the river flow
People disagreeing everywhere you look
Makes you want to stop and read a book
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
That was really shook
But this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though
No matter what gets in the way
and which way the wind does blow
And as long as it does I’ll just sit here
And watch the river flow
We can’t just keep watching the river flow.
People disagreeing on all just about everything.
People disagreeing everywhere you look.
Here’s my quote, “ain’t nobody ever fixed nothin’ by arguin’ ’bout it!”
Who will step up and be the adult? Quarreling siblings are rarely devoid of blame on both parties. As grown ups we allow them an acceptable time to work out their differences among themselves, but we intervene before they either cause each other irreparable harm or disrupt our home.
Well it’s time. This is our home, we suffer when they refuse to cooperate. We must be the adults.
Proverbs 15: 18 tells us, “A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.”
We calmly count to three to get children to settle their arguments and then if they do not, we take action. As a nation we reach “3” on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. If they haven’t found common ground by then we grab a switch and clean house. The greatest term limiter should be “the vote.”
As a parent I am free to use the term, “I don’t care who started the fight, I’m going to finish it.”
2 Timothy 2:23-24 says, “Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.”
I think anyone, regardless of their political persuasion or religious leanings or secular slant, would agree with Paul’s statement. For while he was an Apostle, a Jewish scholar even, he was also a citizen of Rome and respecter of the law.
Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived wrote:
Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. Proverbs 13: 10
Pride is what is causing the strife in politics and no one will find wisdom, since it is only found in advice, which requires someone to stop talking long enough, to listen to someone else.
And the nation keeps singing along with Bob:
No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow And as long as it does I'll just sit here And watch the river flow
No more………..
It’s time to sing a different song! And I don’t even care if there is an “R” or a “D” behind the singer/songwriter’s name! The song may be so old that it’s only on vinyl or so new that it’s only available on iTunes. Either way let’s make it number one on the charts.
How about we compromise with a ReMix of R-E-S-P-E-C-T?
Join with me, “I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony.”
Billy Dylan