Agree with most of this, and not making excuses for Iran, but one must also consider what led them to becoming a leading sponsor of terrorism in the Middle East.
When the people got fed up with the Shah in 79 and the regime changed again, this time being against the U.S,'s liking they were then considered a terrorist state and did indeed become one. But the original cause of this was our meddling in their country in the early 50s in the first place, primarily for oil interests. Who knows what may have happened if we hadn't done so. Iran indeed suffered God's consequences and you are correct in surmising the U.S. and Israel will to.
One of the most difficult aspects of living is knowing when to forgive and forget, and when to seek justice. It’s “an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind” vs “all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing”. We live and learn, and we reap consequences for our errors and lack of wisdom. As for our leaders, we need to choose ones who are old enough to have already learned many of life’s lessons and have acquired some wisdom and discernment.
I am grateful that President Trump - whatever his flaws and past mistakes - has reached a point in life where he has some wisdom!
Schools need to teach history’s lessons so that people can benefit from them. Parents, society’s leaders, and writers need to do the same. Bless you, Peter, for doing more than your fair share of imparting wisdom to your readers. You are a treasure!
Agree with most of this, and not making excuses for Iran, but one must also consider what led them to becoming a leading sponsor of terrorism in the Middle East.
As I listed on my Substack yesterday ( https://watchman2016.substack.com/p/image-for-the-day-and-brief-history ) in the early 50s The U.S. and Britain organized a coup to get rid of the current "elected" leader at the time and installed the Shah to do their bidding.
When the people got fed up with the Shah in 79 and the regime changed again, this time being against the U.S,'s liking they were then considered a terrorist state and did indeed become one. But the original cause of this was our meddling in their country in the early 50s in the first place, primarily for oil interests. Who knows what may have happened if we hadn't done so. Iran indeed suffered God's consequences and you are correct in surmising the U.S. and Israel will to.
Linking as usual @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
Very true, Peter.
One of the most difficult aspects of living is knowing when to forgive and forget, and when to seek justice. It’s “an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind” vs “all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing”. We live and learn, and we reap consequences for our errors and lack of wisdom. As for our leaders, we need to choose ones who are old enough to have already learned many of life’s lessons and have acquired some wisdom and discernment.
I am grateful that President Trump - whatever his flaws and past mistakes - has reached a point in life where he has some wisdom!
Schools need to teach history’s lessons so that people can benefit from them. Parents, society’s leaders, and writers need to do the same. Bless you, Peter, for doing more than your fair share of imparting wisdom to your readers. You are a treasure!
I am always in your debt for your kind words and high praise! Thanks!
You are a deep, profound and beautiful soul, Peter. It is my pleasure to remind you of that!
I believe that if people were more apprehensive of consequences, they would make on balance far better choices.
Choice begets action. Action begets reaction. Reaction begets consequence.
There is not one single person on this good Earth for whom this is not true.
Not sure if that constitutes wisdom or just simple statement of fact.
❤️🩹 Lord, have mercy.....
.....pray as if one of your own children was manning the walls of the Polis today.📜🏺⚖️📯
⚓ 🌊 Semper Fortis,
Pray for 📝 Translators,
🦁🗡️☀️ Pray for Persia,
Pray for Peace! 😓⛪🌐🔔