C. S.Lewis and 'Being Nice:'

 

Did you know C.S. Lewis predicted the modern obsession with “being nice” would destroy the soul?

In The Abolition of Man, Lewis argues that when a society stops believing in objective virtue, it doesn’t become tolerant… it becomes manipulable.

He calls the result “men without chests.”

People with appetites and intellects, but no courage, no honor, no trained moral instincts. They can calculate everything and defend nothing.

Lewis saw that once we reject inherited moral law, we don’t become free. We become raw material… easily shaped by propaganda, pleasure, and fear.

Modern man prides himself on compassion while quietly surrendering every standard that once gave compassion meaning.

Lewis’s insight is brutal: a civilization that educates clever cowards will eventually be ruled by tyrants or technicians.

Because when nothing is worth dying for, everything becomes negotiable… including human dignity.

Source: Athenaeam Book Club

 

( Agreed: Digital Anvil ) 

The Three Elements or Pillars:

The Three Pillars or Elements:

“That fatalism has become a hallmark of some western nations."

"The close of the Cold War was meant to usher in the final victory of democratic liberalism. With the ideological wars of the twentieth century in the rear view mirror, politics was supposed to evolve into a benign project of technocratic management carried out by well-functioning, pluralist, capitalist institutions."

( by Compact ) 

The rejection of this system by the far right and far left of politics ushered in the primacy of  political  chaos. A noisy mix-up of fluid faux genders, extreme feminism, nursery-state politics, crippled rule of free speech, scientific- barbarism, hesitantly democratic nations, tribal groups and dissidents of every flavour. Much of this accounts for  the extreme generational differences observed and the fracturing of gender unity. 

Of the rise of affirmed transsexualism, of fierce socialism, of fierce outlawing of trans-social exploration of ideas-culture,  of blustery ally/ enemy alliances and the prevalence of outright artificial/ natural 'slop.' Too many fear the rise of  suicidal radical Islam, the frenemy of communism and the mix of Chinese capitalism. The beneficial 'capitalism' of China and Russia via accepted infrastructure loans to many developing nations continue to divide the world. Proxy wars ceased to resolve armed conflict, if ever they succeeded.

Measured acceptance and vital negotiation is gone but timid subservience is the norm by once shoulder -to -shoulder allies. Once, but no longer, is  united confrontation even attempted.

 

He who hesitates seems to be the mark of slothness.

"That fatalism has become the hallmark of some Western nations."

 Interesting  but over- served theories that reverse customary norms, traditions and common - sense are rife.

All of which are much too tied -up into Humanity's current descent. Darkness of heart and mind pervades the ultimate route that men and women all too often depressingly attempt and accept.

Can we reverse our troubled ways without  being called to maintain the progressive outlook. I believe we can.

Restoration of the Western civilisation is possible and necessary.

 

 It is potentially the precursor to the  rule of the Lord Jesus without the usual accusation of christian nationalism being leveled at the conglomerate of the Christian church.  Even if you or I don't believe in the return of Jesus, the return of  democracy as the abiding world- system is both necessary and essential to the everyday health and strategic balance of the world.

 

The three foundational pillars are 

The wisdom of the ancient Greeks, the rule of Roman law and jurisprudence and the foundation of Judeo- Christian ethics and Christian thought.

It is necessary that the mash-up of the above three elements to prevail and abound the world in its entire arc be achieved.

So the earth might be closer to the outcome of peaceful co-existence.

My thanks to the original essay ( in a portion as quoted ) by the German eNewsletter: Compact.

This post is edited and reworked by me. All changes,errors and alternative views are mine.

(Final Form by Digital Anvil.)

Pause for Thought.

By Janet. Elaine Parks

I don’t think most people actually hate each other…

I think they hate what they think the other person represents.

Because let’s be honest…

Most of us aren’t sitting across from real people anymore.

We’re sitting across from:

 • headlines

 • clips

 • comment sections

 • and the worst examples of “the other side”

So instead of seeing a person…

we see a label.

And once someone becomes a label…

it’s easy to dismiss them.

It’s easy to assume the worst.

It’s easy to justify being disrespectful.

But if you actually sat down with most people…

face to face…

no cameras

no comments

no audience

You’d probably realize something uncomfortable:

You don’t actually hate them.

You disagree with them.

You see the world differently.

But hate?

That usually comes from distance… not proximity.

Social media removed the human part of conversation…

and replaced it with performance.

And now people aren’t just talking to each other…

they’re talking at  each other.

Trying to win.

Trying to prove something.

Trying to be right in front of an audience.

But real conversations don’t work like that.

And I think deep down…

a lot of people are starting to feel that.

Because this constant tension?

It’s not natural.

We weren’t meant to see each other as enemies over everything.

Maybe the problem isn’t that people are so different…

Maybe it’s that we’ve stopped seeing each other as people at all.

If you want to comment, please do!

( Agreed: Digital Anvil)

Noise & Chaos:

Noise and Chaos:

(For correction ' N ' confirmation)

By Janet Elaine Parks.

I think people are tired…

Not just of politics.

But of the noise..

The constant yelling.

The outrage cycle that never really ends.

The pressure to pick a side …and defend it no matter what, even when it doesn’t sit right with you..

It’s exhausting…

Because most people don’t actually want chaos.

They don’t wake up hoping for more division, more tension, more things to argue about.

They want clarity.

They want truth.

They want to be able to think something through… without being attacked for it…

But somewhere along the way…

thinking quietly became less valued than reacting loudly.

And having a measured opinion started to look like weakness instead of wisdom.

So people either get louder…

or they start stepping back.

And I think we need to see more of that now.

People pausing..

Questioning things.

Asking better questions instead of just repeating the loudest answers in the room… 

Because deep down, most people know…

…volume doesn’t equal truth.

Virality doesn’t equate to truth. 

And outrage doesn’t equal understanding.

You don’t have to scream to be heard.

You don’t have to match chaos with more chaos.

Sometimes the strongest voice in the room…

is the one that stays calm, pays attention, and actually thinks.

And honestly…

I think more people are starting to respect that again.

( and i have to agree. Digital Anvil )

Grief with Tears, Faith for the Difficult Years!

"Grief is not the absence of faith--its faith with tears in its eyes, still choosing to believe."

Comment:

The strongest aren't those who never cry, but those who cry and still say "God is good."

" Love teaches us what love weighs--and how strong we really are for carrying it this far."

Comment:

The depth of your grief reveals the depth of your love and both are testaments to the beautiful heart lost.

Thanks and agreed: Digital Anvil.

Left vs Right or Good vs Evil ?

This Isn’t Left vs Right. 

It’s Good vs Evil.

I get reminded of this constantly whenever I see what the latest outrage is all about.. 

We keep trying to force everything into political boxes:

Republican vs Democrat.

MAGA vs Social Justice Warriors.

Red vs Blue… 

But what we are living through is deeper than ballots and party platforms….

It’s spiritual…

You can feel it even if you don’t have the language for it …the tension, the confusion, the moral inversion where what used to be unthinkable is now applauded, and what used to be honorable is mocked….

This isn’t just policy disagreement.

It’s a battle over what is true… 

Evil doesn’t wear a party jersey.

Evil shows up as:

• children being exploited while powerful people walk free

• lies being celebrated as “your truth”

• families being torn apart

• violence being called justice

• innocence being mocked

• faith being treated like a disease

None of that belongs to one political side…

And good doesn’t belong to one either.

Good looks like:

• protecting the vulnerable

• telling the truth even when it costs you

• loving your neighbor without applauding what harms them

• defending children

• honoring life

• refusing to trade your conscience for applause

Those aren’t Republican ideas….They aren’t Democrat ideas.

They’re moral ones… morality seems to be fading more and more everyday. 

Honestly, We’ve been trained to fight the wrong enemy.

If you can get millions of people to hate each other…. they’ll never notice the real darkness behind the curtain…

Like puppets on strings. 

We argue about candidates while:

• children are trafficked everyday

• families are destroyed everyday

• addiction is normalized everyday

• truth is censored everyday

• perversion is marketed to kids everyday

• and social media continues to ‘disconnect’ and desensitize us everyday.. 

And we’re told to call it “progress.”

That’s not politics… That’s spiritual warfare wearing a disguise… 

The Bible warned us this would happen.

It said there would be a time when:

• good would be called evil..

• evil would be called good..

• truth would be hated..

• deception would feel normal..

Not because one party won… but because the human heart without God drifts toward darkness…

You don’t have to be religious to see it.

You just have to be honest.. and willing to admit it

And here’s the uncomfortable part:

You cannot defeat spiritual problems with political weapons… 

Laws matter.

Voting matters.

Justice matters.

But no election will heal a nation that has lost its conscience..

What we need isn’t better messaging.

It’s better hearts…

This is not a call to hate anyone…

It’s a call to wake up.. yet most will simply scroll on by to the next post which will be about cats or a keto recipe.. 

Stop letting media, parties, and influencers tell us who our enemy is…

remember that the person on the other side of the screen is not the devil…they are another human being living in the same confused world… who is being parroted one side of information filled with half truths specifically designed by a algorithm… 

fight evil without becoming it…

My line in the sand is simple:

I will not bow to what harms children.

I will not call lies truth.

I will not trade my faith for approval.

I will not hate my neighbor to prove my politics.

That’s not left….That’s not right.

That’s conscience.. 

And conscience is where this battle will be won or lost…

If this resonates with you, you’re not alone.

A lot of us feel the same weight… 

And maybe the first step isn’t choosing a side but choosing to be on the side of what is good, no matter who it offends… 

Faith. Truth. Courage.

By Janet Elaine Parks.

A Quote or Four:

The human body is probably the most amazing example of teamwork anywhere. Every part needs the other. When the stomach is hungry, the eyes spot the hamburger. The nose smells the onions, the feet run to the snack stand, the hands douse the burger with mustard and shove it back into the mouth, where it goes down to the stomach.

Now that’s cooperation!

  Joni Eareckson Tada

 

The grave is but the threshold of eternity.

 
  Robert Southey


Beauty is God’s handwriting. Welcome it in every fair face, every fair day, every fair flower.

 
  Charles Kingsley



If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?

 
  David Otis Fuller

 Provided by Digital Anvil.