And now, when I think about the decline of civilizations...

And now, when I think about the decline of civilizations...

I look no longer in askance at the common everyday person and their flaws and imperfections, but see what they who have do... And I can not help but to be reminded of text of many years past that spoke of such circumstances..

And I know of sayings that apply to we beings as well as to deities..

But when they who have temporal dominion with such arrogance and hubris of themselves, it is well stated that.., even if ‘the foolish, consider themselves anointed in the entitlement of their prerogative

But those of power think that righteousness has imbued them with their status and wealth, in contradiction to the admonitions of old...

Deuteronomy 8: 11-20 King James Version (KJV)

11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

20 As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.

And so goes the folly of persons who gain leverage and power over others, believing it is from their being and doing, alone; when it is living in gratitude of grace the moment has given them to know and share from the bounty of their tangibles and intangibles