New And Old

 

Everyone says "Everything is changing all the time!" Yes, things are changing all the time, hopefully for the better. As in the picture for example, we have advanced to cell phones from dial phones over a half century ago. However, some things are changing and, regrettably not for the better. Instead of telling you where I am going with this, let me play a song for you and you can follow along with the lyrics:

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Eve of Destruction

The Eastern world, it is exploding
Violence flaring, bullets loading
You're old enough to kill but not for voting
You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're toting?
And even the Jordan river has bodies floating

But you tell me over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

Don't you understand what I'm trying to say?
Can't you feel the fear that I'm feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there's no running away
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave
Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you, boy

But you tell me over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulating
I'm sitting' here just contemplating
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
Handful of Senators don't pass legislation

And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegrating'
This whole crazy world is just too frustrating

And you tell me over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

Think of all the hate there is in Red China
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
Ah, you may leave here for four days in space
But when you return, it's the same old place
The pounding of the drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead but don't leave a trace
Hate your next door neighbor but don't forget to say grace
And you tell me over and over and over and over again my friend
You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

The song came out in 1965. The events are not too different from today, and it shares the same sentiment of panic and fear. It is difficult to drive this point home without getting political. The best I can do is point out how often history repeats itself. That we don't learn from the errors of others, present and past, weather it be the running of countries or the care of our earth. My heart cries, seeing the present state of Mankind. In the Book of Genesis, God saw the wickedness of the world and caused a great flood to destroy every living thing. If He is feeling the same way about the world again, He doesn't have to destroy us, we are doing a pretty good job of that on our own.

I am in the autumn of my life and probably won't see much change in Humanity's path. In some ways, it is a comfort to know that I will be spared that. However, I feel sorrow for generations to follow, if our worldwide behaviors don't improve.