Micah 6:8
Acts 3:17, 4:26
Yes, your life matters.
We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Today is Bastille Day. Yes on 14 July 1789 a mob stormed the Bastille - the central event of the French Revolution. Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. That's sounds really good, doesn't it?
Of course it didn't turn out that way. Not only did it end in Napoleon's taking the crown as Emperor of France (there's a democratic form of government, non?), but in the years leading up to that event, the very ideals of the revolution were subverted and reversed.
As the Who described it (or something like it), "Meet the new boss; same as the old boss." I would edit that very slightly to "Meet the new boss; worse than the old boss."
Some time ago I read a fascinating biography of General Alex Dumas, the father of Alexandre Dumas, titled, "The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo" which reset many of my perceptions of both the Revolution and of Napoleon. It's a fascinating story (a Pulitzer Prize winner, for that matter) and I highly recommend it to you.
Having studied French in school from grade four through grade twelve, I was (and am) a bit of a Francophile, but this was definitely a dark time in the history of France. Still, it's better to know the facts than to live in ignorance, non?
In spite of that, the Berlioz setting of "La Marseillaise" is a really stirring bit of music.
Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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