Ye shall know them ... Part II
As an afterthought to the previous post, here's an exercise I came up with. It's a look at ... shall we say ... the general attitude of maturity and cooperation that was (or wasn't) evident in the crowds at the two political conventions last month.
I know this is abstract, even subjective, and may appear to go against my previous comments about appealing to emotions -- but I think it's a very illuminating exercise that and reveals the spiritual stakes of this election beyond words:
Ignore the content of the speeches for now, and focus in on the audience close-ups. To do this, press play on each of the videos, then press pause, and wait until the "buffer" bars at the bottom fill up (this might take several minutes, depending on the speed of your connection -- so you might want to go do something else and come back when it's done).
Then press play again, and skip around to a few spots in each video where the emotion is really running high -- and focus on the faces in the crowd.
Just notice the difference in the two videos. Which crowd is more angry, and which is more inspired? Which looks like people who want to blame others for their problems, or which wants to set aside differences and get the Good Work done?
It sounds silly, but I dare you to do this.
Which faces would you rather have representing our country -- to ourselves, to God, to the rest of the world?
