{"id":41760,"date":"2020-12-15T10:06:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=41760"},"modified":"2020-12-15T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:06:13","slug":"may-god-continue-to-bless-the-lion-hearted-among-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=41760","title":{"rendered":"May God continue to bless the lion-hearted among us! <\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lion-Hearted Among Us <\/strong><\/h1>\n

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by Jack Suss aka WymanWicket.com\/buy<\/a><\/p>\n

As I contemplate the 2020 election\u2019s strange and disconcerting outcome, my mind has been whirring on what it all means; how might we \u201csort it all out\u201d? Certain images have started coming to the fore: folklorish fables from J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s The Lord of the Rings<\/em> and from C.S. Lewis\u2019s Narnia<\/em>. These are multi-volume works of fantasy.<\/p>\n

But there is more than fantasy in them. Rather, they are myth and legend related via the knowledgeable and creative lenses of two very capable writers. And within these books are characters who portray eternal truths; characters who use their free-wills in order to seek a re-dress of wrongdoing so as to restore justness<\/em> to society.<\/p>\n

Tolkien and Lewis both taught at Oxford and were members of the same literary group, The Inklings. Between 1932-1962 this group met regularly at a pub to share ideas and to discuss their writings. \u201c[B]oth were interested in literature, myth, and language, and both wrote fictional books which propagated basic Christian themes and principles.\u201d[i]<\/a> They differed, however, on how they presented their Christian faith: Tolkien deeply buried his Christ-like allusions, whereas Lewis used much more overt symbols and metaphors.<\/p>\n

The lion, Aslan is the towering hero throughout the Narnia series. Aslan obviously is meant to portray the risen Christ, who maintains His immanent omni-presence; a noble lion who makes himself manifest only at critical junctures. More than the \u201cking of the jungle,\u201d Aslan depicts the real<\/em> King of the Realm\u2014an avatar of true heavenly dimensions. Hence the character of Aslan is set forth as the guiding force in the land of Narnia, an idealized Christian utopia from the imagination of C.S. Lewis.<\/p>\n

Likewise, we often see the lion being used as a metaphor by the president\u2019s base to epitomize the same noble qualities exhibited in the the person of Donald J. Trump and his presidency. (Those who are not aware of this are simply going to all the wrong news sources.)<\/p>\n

Recently, then, when I came across this incredible story of \u201cLion Man<\/a>,\u201d I immediately equated it with both Aslan and PDJT.<\/p>\n

How fertile is the adoring imagination<\/em>, I thought. But the connection is not simply one of a drooling sycophant to this (non)politician, Trump. Instead, the connective tissue has been earned by a hero president who has been able to sustain himself and accomplish much despite \u201ca partisan onslaught\u2026in which no tactic, however abusive and deceitful, was out of bounds.\u201d[ii]<\/a> That is, concerning Trump it certainly can be said, \u201cNo cowardly lion (or wilting wall-flower) is he!\u201d<\/p>\n

No doubt, all of the accolades showered upon\u00a0our fearless leader,\u00a0due to his principled courage, fortitude, and ingenious maneuvering, are well-deserved. One can say that these were the same attributes assigned to the English crusader, King Richard the Lion-Hearted (as were also exemplified by his stand-in, Robin Hood, while the good king was away defending the Holy Land).<\/p>\n

But I\u2019d say the real literary master was J.R.R. Tolkien. His main protagonist was the fumbling-but-well-intentioned Frodo, the Hobbit. Frodo rather recklessly stumbles into his lead role in this fantastical drama. He begins his long journey (an archetypal hero\u2019s journey worthy of the highest rating on the \u201cJoseph Campbell hero scale\u201d) to save the world\u2014a world that was on the gradual slow boil toward an almost unmentionably depraved evil.<\/p>\n

Initially inspired by his uncle, Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, along with two rag-tag companions from his hometown, soon becomes the worthy recipient of assistance from warriors who hail from some very respected quarters. Enduring excruciating hardships and applying Herculean efforts, Frodo and company eventually triumph.<\/p>\n

Throughout the journey, the \u201cring\u201d (recovered by Bilbo and borne by Frodo) is a central focus. Its powers, like the discoveries of Tesla, are both wonderful and terrible. But used with care by someone seeking to renew a world practically overcome by evil, the ring<\/em> is Tolkien\u2019s metaphor for righteousness and divine retribution against the evil-doers in his long tale (17 years in the making).<\/p>\n

The capstone to the tale is when Frodo returns with his retinue of battle-seasoned fighters. They confront the thugs who have, by now, overtaken Hobbitland and environs. In short order things are straightened out (and with very few casualties).<\/p>\n

Watching the long-unfolding drama of this 2020 (mis)election, the images from these two works of literature fire-up my soul with an overflowing optimism. Isn\u2019t this the purpose of great literature?\u2014to prompt us, by timeless images depicting ordinary folks doing extraordinary feats\u2014so as to impart depth and breadth to those eternal human values of truth, justice, and free-will? I think so.<\/p>\n

I especially think so as I witness the courage of a patriot and\u00a0his small town attorney who have just gotten the court in a backwater village in Michigan \u201cto release the findings from their forensic examination of 16 Dominion Voting machines in Antrim County, MI where thousands of votes flipped from President Trump to Joe Biden on November 3, 2020.\u201d[iii]<\/a><\/p>\n

It is such big deeds done by common folk that are so characteristically American (though this sentiment is not meant to overshadow the impeccably fine work of the barrister, and now public figure, Sydney Powell). Sydney Powell, I have just discovered, is also a seasoned military attorney! This will certainly come in handy at the long-awaited military tribunals.<\/p>\n

And so it would appear that a happy ending is finally in sight to this tragi-comedy-loony-election of 2020. I\u2019m looking forward to four years of some righteous righting of a wronged nation as its wretched, Commie \u201cinfluencers\u201d and their Deep State \u201coperatives\u201d are systematically eliminated from this, our blessed land.<\/p>\n

May God continue to bless the lion-hearted among us!<\/p>\n

[i]<\/a>\u00a0Cline, Austin. “C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien Argued Over Christian Theology.” Learn Religions, Aug. 26, 2020, learnreligions.com\/c-s-lewis-and-j-r-r-tolkien-christian-theology-249783.<\/p>\n

[ii]<\/a> Extracted from William J. Barr\u2019s resignation letter dated December 14, 2020.<\/p>\n

[iii]<\/a> BREAKING BOMBSHELL: MI Judge Grants Attorney Matt DePerno Permission To RELEASE Results Of Forensic Examination On 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co. [VIDEO] by Patty McMurray, Gateway Pundit, December 14, 2020 at 8:30am,\u00a0https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2020\/12\/breaking-bombshell-mi-judge-grants-attorney-matt-deperno-permission-release-results-forensic-examination-16-dominion-voting-machines-antrim-co-video\/<\/p>\n

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