FOOLS PREVAIL

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Jim May

Remember when articles ended with
“It is hoped that moderate men
of all shades of opinion would come together
and wiser counsels might yet prevail.”
This hope has faded like smoke in the wind,
After many decades of fools prevailing.
In the U.S.S.R the wise were sent to Lubianka prison
For torture and training in the ways of fools
Or just eliminated.
In the U.S.A the wise were given only bit parts
And the fools given leading roles –
As commentators, journalists, professors and politicians
The fool’s philosophy saturated the culture.
It seeped into sitcoms, films, broadcasts and speeches.
More and more uninformed citizens believed the fools illusions
And voted for “carrots” that could never be reached
Given just enough hope not to rebel
But still not free from the oppression
And wisdom could not get elected.
So now the asylum has been relocated to the Capitol.
Fools rule and wise weep.
Fools replace fools.
Each grabbing with greed for a piece of the pie,
Not understanding a simple Aesop Fable,
That Golden Gooses can be bled to death
No more gold eggs to give and tax.
And the wise are silenced.
Until after the collapse,
And we hear the fool’s tedious anthem, “It wasn’t my fault!”
Maybe then moderate men
of different opinions will come together
And wise counsel prevail.
And maybe not,
because history’s classes are unattended,
and it is too late.

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5 Responses to FOOLS PREVAIL

  1. Foot says:
    May 4, 2012 at 7:07 am

    Sad but true!

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  2. Tim says:
    May 4, 2012 at 7:56 am

    Never too late

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  3. Janie Peterson says:
    May 4, 2012 at 9:56 am

    Beautifully written expose on a terribly sad state of affairs. Only the presence of God and occasional sightings of Him in everyday life are my reminders that His Kingdom is not of this world. And we are only passing through this kingdom, waiting for the real one to come.

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  4. Sandy Kenner says:
    May 5, 2012 at 8:24 am

    Times are not hidden from the Almighty, Job 24;1 God in His omniscience, will be righteous when we plead with Him, Jer. 12:1. These are difficult days Jim, and you have expressed believer’s concerns and confusion well.

    Your post reminded me of Psalm 73 and Asaph’s bewilderment as he saw “the prosperity of the wicked”. Not much has changed, but thankfully, we can still “enter the sanctuary of God and understand” (pierce the mystery) Psalm 73:17

    “My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. It’s good to be near God, I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge.”

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  5. Melody says:
    May 6, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Hey Dad! Great one just in time for me pondering my own fools at university. Love you!

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