What a bizarre world we’re living in, with all this silly canceling. Goodness! Dr. Suess, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh? And the list keeps growing. Cartoons are meant to be innocent, nonsensical humor, not analyzed for their depth and symbolism. Personally, I’ve never liked watching cartoons. Never even cracked a smile. But my brothers loved them, they couldn’t wait to watch Saturday morning cartoons. I found them aggravating. Would it really be so bad if Wile E. Coyote caught the Road Runner just once? But what does that say about me? That I want evil to triumph over good once in a while? Of course not, because they’re not real. That’s the whole point. Do you think children would be laughing if a real coyote was being blown up every whipstitch? Of course not.
Cartoons may have not been not my thing, but Dr. Suess books were, and still are. All of them. Mostly because I love reading things that rhyme. I’m either too uncultured or too stupid to appreciate the beauty and symbolism of classic poetry. “Ode to a Grecian Urn?" Does it rhyme? No. Canceled.
I pray all this absurdity ends soon, that instead of kowtowing and making apologies (that are never accepted anyway) people will start pointing it out for the nonsense it is.
People are hurting in these unprecedented times. They’ve lost jobs, homes and loved ones. They’re living in isolation and fear. And yet, we are still a compassionate nation. I’ve read many inspiring stories about people reaching out, meeting needs and raising money to help small businesses stay afloat. Yet these aren’t our headlines, no, apparently it's more important to report why libraries need to be purged of Dr. Suess.
There is real evil all around us. All this digging into old cartoons and childrens' books are just a sleight of hand to make us look away from what's really happening. The Bible warns us about calling good evil and evil good (Isaiah 5:20). Jesus didn't leave us without telling us what the last days would look like. He said there will be an increase in natural disasters, earthquakes and famines. Even if everyone on the planet drove an electric car and nary an airplane could be found in the sky, the climate would still change because "God has the whole world in His hands...the wind and the rain...the little bitty baby....you and me sister..."
God has blessed this country beyond measure, but we are moving further and further from Him. Can you imagine how much it would hurt us to see our own children engaged in such divisiveness and rage? How much more it must hurt our Heavenly Father to see His children acting like this. I pray in the coming days we will take to heart Paul’s admonishment to, “make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:3). Our country needs unity and love like never before.
God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above.
1 comment:
Laurie, What a beautiful essay. I agree with every word you’ve so thoughtfully written. I, too, think that we have taken many steps back, instead of building on the love and unity our nation had achieved. There is never a reason for racism or cancelling things. I just don’t understand why anyone would hate someone because of skin color. I just don’t get it. I hope that our younger generation can somehow come to realize the work that was done to combat racism long before they were born and honor that work. Somehow, it seems that they think they have to go back and do the work we have already done, because our work wasn’t good enough. Or maybe they just have their own prejudices. I would like to have a better understanding of why they are now prejudiced against everyone and everything. Why is God, Family, and Country not enough for them? They live in the greatest country on earth. I just wonder how much longer God will bless this country if we don’t start loving each other again soon? Thank you for the beautiful words. Love, Jean T.
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