All this brings to my mind Bob Dylan's song "Blowing in the Wind", a protest song composed in 1963, which begins with the following lines:
How many roads must a man walk down, before they call him a man
How many seas must a white dove sail, before she sleeps in the sand
How many times must the cannon balls fly, before they are forever banned
* The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
The refrain "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind" gives us the elusive and impenetrably ambiguous message that sometimes, when situations hit us, either the answer is so obvious it is right in our faces, or the answer could be as intangible as the wind. How true!!
Well, to me, it is pretty obvious that these three good men are walking down the path they chose to take for this country and that various cannon balls have been flying in their direction - one after another. Is this strong wind a climax that foreshadows a storm brewing in the distance?
What are some characteristics of wind?
Wind blows when the air pressure is temporarily higher or lower than the average so wind will flow from a region of higher pressure to that of a lower pressure - exactly what is happening in our political landscape!
Wind is an invisible force and hits us when we are unaware. Yet, it can be so powerful that we can be taken by surprise as its velocity can cause vast destruction to anything in its way. Sound familiar?
Geographically, there are different types of wind. Similarly, the winds blowing towards these three from DAP, PKR and PAS seem to be different in nature and source.
My question is - will they be able to withstand this wind? Are we prepared for the change that these winds may effect in our climate? How should everyone protect themselves?
To set you in the mood for winds, enjoy Bob Dylan's BLOWING IN THE WIND at this link or
if you are younger, you might want to check out WIND OF CHANGE by THE Scorpions over HERE. Incidentally, Wind of Change was written to celebrate the political changes in Eastern Europe at that time – such as the Polish Round Table Agreement and fall of the Berlin Wall, the increasing freedom in the communist bloc (which soon led to the fall of the USSR), and the clearly imminent end of the Cold War (from Wikipedia).
What say you dear reader? What do you read in your barometer? Do leave a comment if you wish. Let's really hope and pray for the best for our country. Have a nice day!
Starmandala The winds of change will blow away the chaff like dandruff. Those who aren't anchored in integrity and love will be classified as "chaff."