“And the lie has, in fact, led us so far away from a normal society that you cannot even orient yourself any longer; in its dense, gray fog not even one pillar can be seen.”

-Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago

Winter, 2020.

Where were you when the world stopped living?

Just like that everything changed. Suddenly it twisted and contorted, leaving behind a distorted reality like a Dali. Yet it made as much sense as a Pollock. Fearful masses searched far and wide for some semblance of truth and direction. When the first Voice pierced through the storm, they grasped with all their might. White knuckle worship. But we cannot fault them. All of us had come into something that we had never seen before. Uncertainty became us. 

“All will get it!”

“Tell us what we must do to be saved! Lead us and we will obey!”

But what have we learned?

The Hearts Of Men Are Ready

It did not take much to lose focus. Some had seen right through the charade. They refused to put on the mask and play along. They refused to be the marionette and play the fool. But many were not rooted. They ran, screaming in terror at the unseen threat. A threat bred and fed by The Voice that pierced the storm. A voice that amplified the shadow into a vicious beast. Such a beautiful beast! 

“All will die!”

The show was flawlessly executed. But who was the mind behind the scenes? Who lurked in the shadows behind the curtain? It was a matter of “how high?” when one shouted “jump”.

There had to first be a central object. One thing to capture the attention of mankind. Something that created an overwhelming consensus. Then came The Sickness. The Voice that pierced the storm, a storm created by man’s proven intentional error in a lab, told us that we should live in fear of Death. Many did. Some chained their minds to Fear and imprisoned themselves into their homes. Some gave up their professions. Did more lifelong careers and dreams die from the fear of The Sickness than from The Sickness itself? Because this piercing Voice said that we all would die outside of obedience. Kill life to survive our fear of death. “It was the only way” they said.

Time passed on. Eyes were wide shut. Minds were closed. They only obeyed The Voice and their leader. A man. Fauci is his name. Empirical evidence crept in and went to war with The Voice and The Man Fauci. “Not everyone is dying. Most are surviving. Close to 99% to be exact.” However, there was a narrative to be had. Those that stepped from the shadows with proof were silenced. Bound and gagged by the power of The Voice, they were pulled from the pages of life, only to become nothing more than a faded memory. The doctors. The experts. The woman that was there where it all began. Gone. There is no room for dissent when they are trying to save the world to their gods. Their “truth” be thy gospel.

“Another thought? Another voice? Nothing to see here.”

Fear was the bait. Uncertainty blinded the masses, causing great confusion. Some could not find Truth. Some chose not to see it. Some violently tore apart any opposition to the lie like the savage wolf. Do we dare question The Voice and The Man Fauci? Just like the beastly system and the Anti-Christ of Revelation, these two had all the answers. All of the hope. To live you must obey. To question will kill us all. 

“How dare you question them, you murderer?”

Their “way” was the only way to flatten this curve and get through this. Imprison yourself into your home, then imprison your mind to the narrative. Watch as your life, your everything, fades away in the interest of the public good. A desire for permanent obedience birthed from Fear. A fear that is birthed from the will of corrupt men. A passion for Control.

“The new normal.”

Quickly, men laid down their souls for the unholy Trinity- The Voice that pierced the storm, The Man Fauci, and the corrupt system built upon lies and control. All of which are born of One more sinister. Like good puppets, the civilians bowed down in fear, begging salvation. Their passion for the new gods made them zealous. “Silence the ones that haven’t bowed. They are a danger.” Some suggested extermination.

What have we learned from this? That the hearts of men, both regenerate and not, are ready to worship at the feet of men when shackled to uncertain shadows. Even if the feet are of wicked intent. A disregard of sound judgement as they grasp for reason. Stab their hearts with fear, bleed out courageous faith and truth, and let noble lies pour into the void. Whatever it takes to survive The Unknown. The Author of Confusion be thy master.

A new perception, if you will.

A brand new god?

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

-The Apostle Paul to Timothy