{"id":2054,"date":"2025-07-02T14:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ralockhart.com\/WP\/?p=2054"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:17:18","slug":"wednesday-thought-for-the-day-for-july-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ralockhart.com\/WP\/wednesday-thought-for-the-day-for-july-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday “Thought for the Day” for July 2, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEDNESDAY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

July 2, 2025<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A clear feature of today\u2019s political, cultural, and economic climate is the staggering degree of <\/span>hubris<\/span><\/i>. In the Greek period, hubris was not only a person\u2019s unending greed, pride, and rejection of any boundaries and limits; it was also a <\/span>crime<\/span><\/i> against the gods.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Human attempts to punish hubris are most often ineffective and inconsequential.\u00a0So once the crime of hubris is committed and human efforts fail to punish, the gods direct Atis to begin the act of punishment. Atis is an affliction that begins a process of degeneration. The hubristic character begins to \u201close his mind\u201d and as a result increases his\u00a0hubristic behavior. The degree of pain and\u00a0suffering of those impacted by the offending hubris increases dramatically. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0It is this\u00a0double\u00a0aspect of increasing hubris and increasing pain and suffering that results from it that finally triggers the presence of\u00a0Nemesis. This is the <\/span>extremity <\/span><\/i>that begins her awful punishment. She alone decides what fate will befall on the \u00a0one who commits the crime of hubris. The punishment always leads to utter downfall.\u00a0And\u00a0when this downfall is complete, the \u201cstory\u201d is\u00a0immortalized\u00a0for future generations to learn from. This form of story is called <\/span>Tisis. <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I got this far today before my acupuncture appointment. During my treatment, I experienced a vision, which is what happens at every session. Here is what happened.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Acupuncture.\u00a0<\/span>The scene begins with me sitting in the chair area in front of the stage. Orogine appears and tells me she wants to talk about the piece I am writing on hubris. She tells me I am on the right track. She says I need to emphasize even more not only the hubris of individuals or collectives, but the pain and suffering their hubris causes.\u00a0Likewise, she\u00a0says she wants me to write a lament about the situation. She went on to tell me that when Nemesis comes, it will be like nothing ever seen before. She said I need to watch out for signs of her presence in dreams and visions. She tells me I will know when Nemesis is about to strike.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, I\u2019ve got some work to do.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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