READING THE TEA LEAVES 4

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE READING THE TEA LEAVES 4 it is past 1 AM, I am not sleepy yet, aa a retiree I have nothing much to do all day but to read, think and drink coffee. I still smoke, but had to give up drinking due to high blood pressure, and two strokes. Back in 1980 a friend ( in the army) died of a stroke after being told to quit drinking, he didn't, he was 39 only, a father of 5. Any way, it was still a long day. "Anyway" is a historic phrase now, if you remember, Biden used it every time he lost his train of thought. Anyway, if you go back and read my posts, one month ago, I had said that the Wall Street was predicting a Trump win. Back in 2016, I had used the Plato's "Allegory of the Cave", to state that we, (the average citizens) are only seeing what is in front of us, and what see is the shadows that we consider reality. My friend called today. " We have people that know a lot of history, but how can they help us arrange the future"? I asked. Same is true about people, how does an "average person" affect the course of the nation when his or her thinking is limited, resources are limited and the reach is limited? For myself, all I can do is to take care of myself and myself and my loved ones and try my best to protect them. Physically as well as economically. But what can those people do that are living hand to mouth already and have no clue as to where the train is headed? It is the American hubris that everyone of us thinks that they not only know everything, but also can survive anything. Too much optimism can be deadly. We are all okay till the proverbial "stuff hits the fan". Yet, we are like the rats ( my example from 2008 elections) following the Pied Piper, it is the human nature in us. Always looking for that savior, be it Elon Musk or a David Koresh even. How often do we get fooled? Democrats lost, big deal, they overplayed their hand, like those in the cave, they couldn't see the reality. While they presented Trump as a criminal, half the guys wished they could get away with what he got away with, even the Latinos, we are awful humans, it is our nature. Dems thought the college protestors will forgive them for the heavy handedness at the protests, the college kids sat it out instead. So many miscalculations. Where do we go from here? America is about to change, change in the ways we didn't imagine and in the ways we are not ready for. It is like a JDAM, it is impressive to look at all, but you wouldn't want to be close to one when it goes off. And even you think you won, you may not like it when your wishes do come true. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 07 NOVEMBER 2024