Jeremiah was a Bullfrog: Three Dog Night

I've been reflecting on several different things the past few days. I was thinking about the situation in Gaza and the history of Israel. How Jeremiah was thrown in prison for daring to speak out against the King of Israel. Then the song Jeremiah was a Bullfrog came to mind. When I was in elementary school our teacher taught us the ukulele for a semester. 

One of the songs she taught us was Joy to the World by Three Dog Night. It's a positive tune I'd like to play and discuss.

That sets the tone. First of all, Joy to the World. I can't remember the last time we felt joy. The prophecies claim that in the last days the love of man shall wax cold. Indeed it has.

Social media is still very toxic. Trolls on the far left trash Tamara Lich while trolls of the far right cry for Alberta independence. Many see Alberta independence as the last hope for freedom. Unfortunately, putting Stephen Harper in charge of your pension is a bad idea. Stephen Harper is a globalist tied to the World Economic Forum. He does not represent freedom.

Just because one extreme is obviously evil, that doesn't mean we should blindly endorses the other extreme. Blind obedience to anything is blind. Israel and Palestine are sh*t holes destined for destruction. No offense. Religion isn't the problem, greed is. 

Google AI admits that the term Jeremiah was a bullfrog could be an allegorical reference to Jeremiah the prophet in the Bible. He was the one Zedekiah threw in jail for prophesying of the destruction of Israel before the Babylonian captivity. 

Jeremiah was released from prison right before Israel was conquered and escaped into Egypt with Zedekiah's two daughters. Shortly after that Nebuchadnezzar conquered Israel and before leading them into captivity executed Zedekiah's two sons in front of Zedekiah then poked his eyes out so the murder of his sons was the last thing the king saw before he lost his sight. The blood line continued through his daughters but that's another story about Jeremiah's subsequent trip to Ireland. 

Let's not forget that a prophet of God warned him and he threw the prophet in prison. Israel is not always right. History has shown us that. Right now we're witnessing a whole lot of extremism on many different fronts. We have some Catholics that hate on the Jews just because while we have some Born Agains that blindly endorse Israel's atrocities because they think Israel is always right. Both extremes are twisted. 

People have been arguing about Mark Carney's two state resolution. He didn't say we reject Israel's right to exist. He said we still recognize Israel's right to exist. We also recognize Palestine's right to exist. Both have hereditary title to the land but neither have an exclusive right. 

Mark Carney's two state resolution is simply what was already agreed to in the Oslo accord before Yitzhak Rabin was murdered by a right wing Jewish extremist. 

I've already talked about the two state solution in my previous post. Today I just want to talk about joy to the world. A whole lot of people spend a whole lot of time arguing about politics. Ya'll need to lighten up a bit. We know a lot of crazy things have been pushed on us but we need to remember people are allowed to disagree. People are allowed to hold and express their opinions. We don't have to all agree on everything. 

Some activists want Alberta to separate from Canada because they disagree with the rest of Canada about many things. Let me tell you this. If you separate from Canada because people disagree with you, you're still going to find people in Alberta you disagree with. You can't ban them all. The right to disagree is a very important Charter Right. Eliminating all your political opponents is a very bad idea. That quest never ends well. 

This is the peak of summer. It's time to get off your phone and get outside. Set the politics aside and enjoy nature. Enjoy the beauty of the planet. Lighten up. Red and yellow, black and white, they are all precious in his sight.

I've been taking overtime shifts this weekend to catch up on bills. I felt like taking the kayaks out to Crescent beach this evening after work for a sunset paddle. Then break out the headlamp for a moonlight paddle. I really enjoy that. I was kind of tired from getting up early all week so I think we'll get an early start and head out on the water tomorrow instead.