It's Not That Hard
To Fix
Five components, at least, comprise the toxic mixture of conceit poisoning American life today and, in consequence, the life of other nations. These are:
Malice
Ignorance
Incompetence
Laziness
Stupidity
These poisons are by-products of the spiritual disease of conceit:
The USA are an exceptional nation.
We are a beacon to the world for all to admire.
We serve as a light to the nations.
We are the greatest nation ever.
America has the finest fighting force in history.
These diseases and the poisons they emit are beyond the powers of political, economic, and military measures to effect ameliorations or cures. Once they circulate effectively inside a nation’s life, as today they do in The USA, spiritual exercise is the only way to cure the disease and excrete the poisons it injects into the nation’s life-support systems.
Moreover, the mixture of five poisons must be expelled altogether as one, not component by component. Try to do it one by one and the others will bring in their disappearing partner through their backdoors. The mixture has to leave at once, following the disease out of the system, or it won’t leave.
It’s not that hard. Be kind. Be polite. Be respectful. Be cheerful. Honor your ancestors. Be loyal to your spouse and children. Revere your country and countrymen. Find and fix your own faults, not others’. Learn constantly without ceasing. Keep God forever in the front of your mind. Eschew both happiness and sorrow. Run from praise and blame in equal measure and speed.
This is how a person and a nation earn the Grace of God. Then He cures the disease and expels the toxic mixture of poisons from the midst. And for Heaven’s sake, when you have the chance, light a candle for the archbishop.
Human artifacts are built to work properly. They are built to serve the needs of men and nations for quiet and contentment. Let no one believe that artifacts have to be destroyed in order to build back better.
Whatever it is, it was built right in the first place, or as best was then possible. There is no need to dump an artifact unless it cannot serve its purpose, which happens to artifacts. In the latter case, everyone using the artifact must agree to its replacement.
