To Avoid The Abyss

We have come to the edge of a moral abyss. The abyss is telling us —

“Stop.  Do not go this way.  Turn and go another way.”

A simple message. Easy to obey. But there may be other forces in play.

Is there too much whirring in our ears and heads to hear what the abyss is saying?
Are we going too fast, have too much momentum in a single direction to stop in time?
Are there people pushing us toward the abyss? — they call themselves leaders, but they walk behind.
Are there people pulling us toward the abyss? — they call themselves leaders, the already lost.

It will take each individual stopping and asking,

“Who are the real enemies of freedom?

Who are the real enemies of truth?”

It will take each individual stopping and saying,

“No, I will not go this way.  I will not teach the lie anymore.”

That is what it will take …

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http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2012/08/25/to-avoid-the-abyss/

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