housemouse
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Oh no, housemouse, it wasn't. I appreciated the effort you made into doing all that work. I printed out the graphic ephemeris and read the analysis.
Then I started thinking about postitive thinking and prayers.
That brings up the eternal question of "is it really all written in fate beforehand" or "do we really have the power to change destiny with prayer, thought process and intention."
That is the best question ever, Rhythmic. You know that philosophers have debated that question for ages. At one point they went so far as to have a major squabble about how many angels could dance on the head of a pin, or so I am told.
There is a rise and fall to human history. Nations rise, and then they fall. America is on the decline, and there isn't much we can do to stop it.
People elected to power keep trying to maintain their power, repeating the same old patterns that failed before in history. Some of us can see it, but too many just live for the moment.
Nothing we can do, as individuals, will exempt us from this fated historical pattern, because we live in it. But, as individuals, we can learn from the past cycles, and spot the same recurring pattern, even if cloaked in "modern language".
I do not think we can change these overall historical cycles by prayer. I do think we can use our intelligence, our faith, and our individual talents to adapt to the inevitable ups and downs of our destiny. We can exercise our own free will while living in the fated cycle, if we have the courage to raise our heads above the herd, that is.
Our prayers should be focused on Him, that we are able to figure out His will for our own lives, and how best to develop and use the individual talents he gave us so we can help our families, friends, and neighbors.
Does that help? And remember, I am just another housemouse, trying to figure out how to use my time on this earth, my personal "free will", respecting my obligations to ostrich-like relatives, as best I can, while being shocked by the "flying fickle finger of fate", and wondering what I should do.
A sense of humor and humility about all this helps. While we do have an obligation to pay attention to the best laid plans of our foolish "leaders", and notice that they keep making the same dumb mistakes over and over, we do not have to join them in the nonsense.
We can sharpen our common sense, so we are quick to notice their follies, and tell our grandchildren about these. We can use our free will to develop and maintain basic survival skills, so we can pass them along if time and circumstance requires.
They will remember our stories, and then they will be able to tell their grandchildren. We probably should be keeping journals for them to read.