Humongous, way bigger than I though, pervasive, ingrained and inherent. Everywhere I turn, the beast is there, there is no escaping or avoiding, he is right there having spread his tentacles into every nook and corner. He has been around from time immemorial and worked himself into every aspect of life. He has come to be accepted as the norm without any questions. He bullies, derides, abuse and torture and everyone shrugs, ‘that is just the way it is’. But that is not the way it should be, he is a beast and has no place in a civilised and equitable society. Well I guess the society is run by the beast so there is nothing civilised or equitable about his rulership. The sad thing is that his prey and victims have come to venerate him, whether out of fear, weakness or ignorance it is hard to say. It is clear their self esteem, self awareness, value of self has all been eroded in the tautology of the beast.
Yet the beast must be falled, he’s got to be brought down, but where do we start the attack? How do you eat an elephant? How do you change an ideology that has persisted for centuries? Why was I shown the beast for who he is? Knowing brings it’s own trials, ignorance has a blissfulness to it. Who will join me in the fight against the beast? Who are the chosen that are awaken and seen the light? Where are the ones that have the guts to stand straight and tall in the face of opposition and objections? Who are the ones ready to be labelled with the stamp of trouble markers, peace disturbers, unsettlers of the status quo, distrupters of established traditions? Where are the change agents, the pace setters, the thought leaders, the fearless, the stable minded, the emotionally robust, basically the called ones? Where are they, the ones with the mantels?
The beast must go, the people must be set free, each and everyone of they deserves to breath the air of freedom, we must strive for all that is good, just and righteous. Our voice must not quiver, though it be soft, our message must not be diluted as we remain respectful and circumspect. We have a message to the beast and the people, tyranny has reached it’s end, the deliverer has heard the cries of the people. Pharoah’s reign is over. It is time for God’s children. Fight is not easy, the oppressor does not give up without a fight and fight we must and we will. The battle begins and there is a shifting of power from the beast to the people. Great is the number afflicted but greater is the deliverance.
As the beast goes down, we witness the energy of progress as the ones held in bondage began to flourish. We see the slave masters themselves release from the delusion of oppression. Great is the joy of the people as the beast goes down!
Beautiful Ivory 