President’s Message

Fear, Hope, Truth and Love

“What is Truth? Is Truth unchanging law?” Pontius Pilate in “Jesus Christ Superstar”.

We struggle to know what truth is in our New Political World. With Big lies, Fake news, politicians, influence peddlers, “perspective and opinion” articles in “news” magazines or online, it’s hard to find Truth. The Politics of Fear, coercion and the manipulation of Truth abounds in our world, and is overwhelming.

We hope, but we question change because it’s “change”, not the usual program. It may be more change than we expected, what we’d hoped for, or it’s more dramatic, more painful. Does this change fit in our hoped for future?

It takes a re-evaluation! Then we question, what’s right? We even wonder if what we see and hear is real and true.

“Fear is our default response to the unknown. It’s a survival mechanism, an instinctive reaction over a reasoned response. We’re conditioned to respond with fear, so it’s no surprise we’re overreacting”. “Xenophobia” by Peter Cawdon.

Fear is not rational. It’s a survival reaction geared toward self-preservation. Fear of the unknown is illogical because it, the future, could be good or bad” Peter Cawdron . “Simulacrum”

We need to look at our unsettled world as a “murmuration of thoughts”, (reflecting on the recent talk by Erin Powers). Beliefs and opinion flow and change from year to year, thru decades of time. “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”

But there’s always Hope! As long as you carry Hope, Hope will carry you. It’s an unspoken promise that, no matter how heavy life feels, Hope acts as a silent force that lifts you when you can no longer lift yourself.

The Ultimate Truth is that Hope isn’t just a feeling, a fleeting wish; it’s the steady belief that something greater awaits, even in the face of disappointment, it’s the fuel that powers perseverance, pushing you toward the future you dare to believe in. Or want!

“Things” will change, maybe not to your hopes and wishes, but they will change. And change again, maybe, possibly thru your efforts or lack of such.

So, where is Love in all of this? That’s my question.

Nameste, Chas