Innocents

There is nothing more heinous than hurting children.

It is thought by some to be a direct affront to Christ's love of the children.

Some say that 'children' means all who follow Jesus.

I think that is true.

But still, there is a special place in God's heart for innocence.

Mind you, we could not last long if we stayed totally innocent.

Yet kids have a right to be kids.

They must learn what the world is like and I'd say quickly.

But child rapists, and those who rob them of childhood should be hunted down and punished.

It is murky whether King Herod actually had boys 2 and under murdered because he was jealous of Jesus.

Imagine what a gargantuan ego, what psychopathy, it would take.

Wait a minute. Hitler killed millions. So did Stalin and Mao. There is quite a list of evil denizens. And that just in the 20th century.

People have been exterminated for eons, for power, prestige, greed and just the thrill of killing.

Yep. There are those who don't give a firetruck for us.

We, the people are considered cattle, sheep, experiments, cannon fodder.

I've met some of these 'elitists'.

They aren't worth sh*t.

As my Mom said, 'Those who think they are better than you are not.'

Not qualitatively such as walk of life education etc. Those are differences.

I sure as hell am not the best runner, fencer, shot etc. I hold my own (There is an amusing anecdote re that I'll share someday lol).

I think they are jealous. Jealous of that very thing that defines people. Freedom. It makes THEM too 'same', whereas what true Freedom does is define us as individuals, free to follow what we can do, and that is the pursuit of happiness in a nutshell.

And because they cannot stand that, they seek to subdue us, subject us.

That is about as antiamerican as it gets. It's antihuman.

Gifts, btw, can be widely distributed.

Human nature as it is and there are good and evil everywhere, there are socalled 'retarded' with gifts that rival socalled geniuses. JMHO.

Yes, the scope may be smaller focussed, but there is a spark that can ignite those who seek to do more and do better, when those who have 'more' squander it.

If your taste is fiction or faction (Thanks Mike V), check out The Prisoner, Nowhere Man, The Pretender and several others.

As I have said many times, one can get a message in the ravioli across in such stories when it's virtually impossible otherwise.

If you prefer fact, study history. Dig. Add up the data. Think for yourself.

But Freedom is only limited when allowed to be.

Just look at the 'state' of the Republic.

And NB, innocence is not ignorance.

It is a time of life when one doesn't know.

Ignorance is not bliss, nor maturity -s-.

Learn.

And teach others.