Sorry to bang
on about the Scottish Referendum, but I do feel so strongly about what is going
on in this beautiful country, that, frankly, it breaks my heart. I
mentioned in a previous post that while out campaigning on the referendum
trail, I came across households which are split - one part of the family wants
independence, the other doesn't. If these differences are happening in
the home, you can bet they are going on elsewhere within Scottish communities.
While I was
doing my housework this morning, out of nowhere, these words popped into my
head. I was quite taken aback, but quickly realised that they have a
place in this debate. Not my words, of course, but someone a whole lot wiser than all of us.
'Every
kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or
house divided against itself shall not stand:'
I am not
given to quoting from scriptural texts, nor am I given to negative thinking -
quite the opposite, I am a very positive thinker. But as we creep (at
a snails pace it feels like, I just want it over with) towards 18
September, I am beginning to feel like a prophet of doom, or the guy with the sandwich board who used to wander up and down London's Oxford Street in the 1970s. The Scotland debate is hotting up, getting nasty at times, and I fear the
division has already taken place.
Thank you for quote :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is right for what we are all experiencing right bow.
Thank you for your comment Natasha. It all seems to be going a bit pear-shaped and the UK Government are not helping. Hopefully it will be alright on the night - what else can one say! I am trying to concentrate on beautiful sunny Devon this week, but it is hard! Thanks again for reading therunningwave. A
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