Societally, we are going through what AA calls the moment of hitting "rock bottom". At that moment a person realizes they must change or alcohol will kill them.
Twice Q linked to the soundtrack of the famous " Promontary" scene from the movie "Last of the Mohicans". In that scene, when on the precipice facing destruction the son gave up. The son chose to jump to his death rather than to keep fighting for Life. Moments after choosing death, his father and help arrived.
Thomas Paine called what we're going through as a society a " time that trys mens souls". Trys == tests ie reveals who you truly are right now.
Fortunately, if more presents are received, test results can be diagnostic ie improvements can be made before its too late to change.
Fortunately, throughout history, transformative changes do not require a majority in order to succeed. Hence Christs parable about a small amount of leaven (yeast) causing the whole loaf to rise.
Many You Tube videos powerfully illustrate this concept by showing what sociologists call the Third Dancer Phenomenon ie the Power of Three people to free a fear captive audience at music concerts.
Societally, we are going through what AA calls the moment of hitting "rock bottom". At that moment a person realizes they must change or alcohol will kill them.
Twice Q linked to the soundtrack of the famous " Promontary" scene from the movie "Last of the Mohicans". In that scene, when on the precipice facing destruction the son gave up. The son chose to jump to his death rather than to keep fighting for Life. Moments after choosing death, his father and help arrived.
Thomas Paine called what we're going through as a society a " time that trys mens souls". Trys == tests ie reveals who you truly are right now.
Fortunately, if more presents are received, test results can be diagnostic ie improvements can be made before its too late to change.
Fortunately, throughout history, transformative changes do not require a majority in order to succeed. Hence Christs parable about a small amount of leaven (yeast) causing the whole loaf to rise.
Many You Tube videos powerfully illustrate this concept by showing what sociologists call the Third Dancer Phenomenon ie the Power of Three people to free a fear captive audience at music concerts.
What does that mean?