Historically Speaking

 

Historically speaking, the hallmark of a civilization that has peaked and has begun it's decent into oblivion is the marked absence of all things civil. What remains is a return to tribalism. Survival, by any means necessary, becomes the new rule. Because this usually evolves over time, this process of decimation often goes unnoticed until it reaches point of no return and the ancient law of Inevitable Consequence is locked in place. 

Also, I might add, historically speaking, the only way this has ever been adjusted/corrected was by Divine Intervention. So, there's that, but we'll get to that later.

For history buffs, and those who understand the repeating natural cycles that have governed the human condition since Adam and Eve were cast out of paradise because satan convinced Eve she could be a god, there are warning signs that can be noted. The first most damning signal is always, predictably, when humans decide collectively that they can be, you know, gods. This is usually first observed in a rise in the replacement of the One True God with human self-righteousness, fake humility, lack of empathy, and determination to be seen as ultimate authority, which, by the way, are signs of psychopathy.

In a nutshell, whatever is being pushed as ‘for the greater good’ for mankind is just an imitation of God goodness. It’s a human substitute for God identifiable as SELFness which is a little 'g' god and it is straight from satan’s play book. Get humans to believe in their own goodness and they don’t need God.

In short, when a society removes or replaces God, a vacuum is created that sucks in self-determined psychopaths who rise into positions of power which then, predictably, heralds the demise of that society. 

However, hindsight reveals, it is also easily concluded that those civilizations that sacrifice their young rank highest on the list of those that do not end well and often completely disappear only to be speculated about by archeologists digging up small chards, bones and fragments of what once was.

To keep it real, there has never been a faultless era on earth, nor could there be so long as satan and his minions are given free rein to tempt/test us. However, once, even in my lifetime, I can recall there was a better balance of good vs evil. At least, as imperfect as things have always been, bad characters doing very bad things, there were still elements of civility that held it all together for the majority. There was a time when a man's word was his bond, when trust, honor and integrity were reasonably assumed, routinely aspired to, virtues.  

New Normal takes decades to evolve, though, and it requires a sneaky slow disintegration process even those who are educated to the repeating history of humankind do not notice. The first signs are easily ignored until the bad has engulfed the good. 

Just reminiscing about how things once were, within my lifetime, I have some things I find are gone or nearly gone now and, frankly, I miss them. 

First and foremost, I miss common sense, common decency and common morality. These three paragons of all that is civil about civilization, once removed, signal an inevitable unpleasant end. That these also happen to be foundational to Christian values it can't be a shock to point out that all things Christian are now under all out open frontal attack. 

I miss when children were taught to depend on critical thinking rather than feelings and were held accountable instead of coddled and enabled into selfie-centeredness. <---See what I did there? :-)

I miss the days when entertainment did not have to be crude or pornographic and base immorality was not an acceptable and expected theme.

I miss the days when businesses/organizations offered good products and/or services for competitive prices without feeling the need to proclaim or declare a position in any political or current social agenda. 

I miss the time when human life was at least as valued as animal/pet life and human children ranked higher on the scale of life forms to protect than fur babies.

I miss the days when there was no digital social media enabler of anonymous mean-spirited bullying and individual opinion was less championed than truth and facts.

As I mourn all the things I miss about the way it once was, even as I grieve over the predictability of a most likely end of this era, I also know all that really matters is, historically speaking, God does keep a remnant for Himself. 

We have to seek and ask for His Divine Intervention though because, historically speaking, that is the only way to stop and reverse that which satan is relentlessly seeking to destroy.

For Him,

Meema