purpose remaining
in the dark, clear from the mind
ever in the light
Of late watching the Congress of the United States, a Congress of Representatives that has been laid down in the Constitution of United States. a document that starts with the preamble:
We the People of the United States,
in Order to form a more perfect Union,
establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common defense,
promote the general Welfare,
and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity …
I am reminded of an odd bit of writing by TS Eliot in a play titled, The Cocktail Party.
One of the guests in the role of the Unidentified Guest, says,
There is certainly no purpose in remaining in the dark
Except long enough to clear from the mind
The illusion of having ever been in the light.
I just get the feeling that those folks in Congress enjoy being in the dark world they have imagined and created because it clears from their mind the illusion of ever being a part of the a Government that created a Constitution that called upon them, as Representatives of the people to work to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.
They stay in their own dark, small world to clear their minds of any such illusion that they themselves were selected and elected to do any such thing.
Not much but I find it difficult to account for what is going with Congress in any other way.
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