"the economic & social strata..folks..enjoy..if lost, will become..courses of action" |
Held most sacred, like the religious beliefs Of ancient civilizations, Hidden in their dusky tombs And painted and etched into their prolific walls, The devout values of the past arose From fears of drought and starvation. But these amazingly tolerant natives Often allowed cruel and malevolent invaders To earn their unwarranted trust And slaughter and vanquish their primordial cities And enslave, or decimate, their peaceful denizens. A simple life led by shamans or priests Became rescinded by faith in preordained Gods Who instead brought ruin and chaos To their isolated and rich soils. Toward this diabolical end, The act of stout and reverent belief Led to the foolish demise of these once-wealthy, Epic, and god-fearing civilizations. In the modern day, there is an imaginary reliance On hard-fought values That transcend these simplistic and primitive cultures. Rather than rely on the Earth for sustenance and living, Present day people sport a wealth Of technology, tools, and privileges To exist and survive, Working at a variety of jobs And living in distinctively furnished homes, At least in parts of most nations, Or in the wealthier countries of the world. This rather imaginary focus on believing, Either in oneself or one’s hope for the future, Epitomizes the economic and social strata That many of these folks already enjoy, And which, if lost, will become evident In solid, well-planned courses of action To reverse these failing trends; This, instead of a belief in divine intervention Or nurturing from one’s family and friends… |