Of Easter, Pirates, Seals, Kites and Tea Parties

Today is Easter Sunday, and though the day certainly needs no further elaboration from me, still I wonder how much thought we give to how we celebrate the Dei here, as opposed to around the world... and in the rest of our lives.


We enjoyed a pleasant family day here, and although chilly (darn that global warming), we were able to get some good kite flying in as well.

"... is risen!"

Across the world, three pirates met their John Wayne style Hollywood endings at the hands of U.S. Navy Seals, freeing one very brave American sea captain. I don't know about you, but I draw a clear line between my daughter dashing across a field with her kite dancing up into the air, and our killing pirates in particular and standing up to bad guys in general.


Neglect the later, and imperil the former.


For the good to prevail, they must stand up to and stop the bad - the hesitancy or failure of the good to do so, is the only strength the bad has. Hat's off to President Obama for signing the order to take them out. How about following the same policy elsewhere around the world... and here at home as well?

As Easter signifies the path towards the souls ascent, it requires focusing upon the truth on high, and practicing it in your behavior here on the ground, and so the kite climbs upwards due to both the gusting breeze and the kite's line held in a little girls hand running across the ground. A society which has the leisure to observe all they hold holy, and safely gather their family together via planes, trains and automobiles for a feast made possible through supermarkets and businesses in a free market; is a society which relies upon their observation, respect, and defense of law.

Law and Order requires written laws, clearly defined and vigorously enforced, and above all, it requires that those in authority recognize and respect the law, and that they dare not evade or abuse it.


That requires that the people remind those in authority when we know that they have strayed; we must stand up and remind them that it was the people who put them in those positions, and we put them in those positions in order to uphold the law, not to use it and abuse it for their own purposes.


It's not the answer, but it is the path towards One - make yourself heard at a Tea Party - stand up, remind those in power, that We The People put them there, and that we intend to hold them to accounts.


Happy Easter!