Marcus Aurelius Predicts Coronavirus In 2000 Year Old "Nature's Government" Text

Marcus Aurelius Warns of Coronavirus In 2000 Year Old Meditations Text In Book X. Verse 5 of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Book he writes,


 “ Whatever happens to you was pre-ordained your lot from the first and that chain of causes which constitutes fate, tied your person and the event together from all eternity.”


Marcus being a student of Stoic Philosophy states that all of creation within the universe are equal citizens of “NATURE’S GOVENRMENT.” He wrote in Book X Verse 6.


 “Whether atoms or nature rule the world I lay it down in the first place that I am part of that whole which is all under Nature’s Government. Secondly, I am in some measure related to those beings which are of my own order and species.”


  Book X v.7- “All the parts of the whole that lie within the compass of the universe must of necessity corrupt and decay, by corruption I mean only alteration. Now, if this be an evil and a necessary one, by consequence the whole of nature be in a bad condition.”- Marcus Aurelius


So to this writer, Marcus is saying that everything in the universe is related(X.v.6) and a subject of “Nature’s Government” and in this writers opinion mankind has polluted and infected the nature of the planet to the point that the planet has polluted the nature of mankind. Marcus Aurelius goes on to state in Book X. 7 again above, that this alteration in nature, represented today with the Corona virus is a necessary one, by consequence the whole of nature must be in a bad condition.


In a month this virus has spread from China to Arkansas, USA. The NBA and the SEC Tournament has been cancelled due to the national threat of the virus spreading in crowds. Schools have been closed, which means people with young kids will have to take off work, if they don’t have the sick leave, will they be able to still have a job if they have to stay home for a month? If state governments shut down will workers have to use their sick leave and still get paid? In my other jobs, if you did not work, you don’t get paid. Americans are oblivious to the realities of poverty and sickness the majority of our fellow earthly brothers and sisters struggle with on a daily basis. America is going to be okay, Corona is a small cold compared to the Spanish Flu after World War 1 but the planet is telling us something is wrong. Whether this virus is natural or man made, regardless, it has gotten out of hand. Food testing and regulation must be done in China to the standard of the West to help prevent future sicknesses. From reports that I have read this virus has been traced to a sea food market in China. People in the East eat strange animals untested for diseases that Americans would never touch, partly because of culture, and partly because Americans are so spoiled that we have gotten used to our steady diet of beef, chicken and pork, whereas the majority of the world is not so privileged as we. In the 21st century, modern planet Earth has proven to be a small place. Perhaps some good can come from this virus, that we need to get right, to focus more on nature like Marcus Aurelius and the ancient stoic philosophers suggested. To be continued…

Why So Silent Tom Cotton?- Term Limits Would Automatically Drain The Swamp

Politicians are a lot like surfers. When their party is in power/control, they ride the wave, mostly in silence. It is not until the wave dies and they are back dead in the water, that you see and hear them yelling and splashing around. We see it with the Democrats now because there is a Republican President but it was only a few years ago when it was the Republicans screaming and hollering. That’s when you heard Tom Cotton, Senator from Arkansas, talking big against the political opposition, it even went as far as the Republican Convention, Tom Cotton walked out when Trump received the Republican nomination. He was furious, irate, how could the Republican party nominate such a candidate? Why so silent now Tom Cotton, especially now, since your opposition is the head of your party? Well, at least he is a Republican, am I right? If you can't beat him, join him.


Is it just normal for the underlings of the party in charge to silently and obediently get in line behind their leader, no matter if they disagree with everything that person stands for? The Republican bottom feeders have their heads so far up President Trump’s ass right now Tom Cotton could tell you what Trump had for breakfast. The Democrat bottom feeders are no different, when Obama was Commander In Chief, he could do no wrong in their eyes. “Obama, did you have hot links and Cheetos for lunch and wash it down with a cold Mountain Dew?” “ I sure did Joe.”


Look at the Trump impeachment vote in the House and Senate, look how polar opposite the party line votes were, with the Democrats voting “Yes” for impeachment with practically all the Republicans voting “No”. There had to have been several Democrats who thought internally, “No way this will fly. There is not enough evidence to impeach the President, this is a waste of time.” Some had to have thought it, but none of them said it, loud enough to where everyone heard. How can anyone be surprised that the vast majority of Republicans did not vote “Yes” for impeachment, when none of the Democrats voted “No”? Why has the moderate voice disappeared from both parties? When was the last time politicians voted against giving themselves a raise or voting for decreasing their wages? I guarantee that America would have heard a lot more Republican criticism of Trump, if they had nothing to lose. If the bottom feeders could not become career politicians, America would have a lot more honesty in office.


 Trump campaigned on draining the political swamp and then he just added to it, so far I believe five of his associates have been arrested, with Roger Stone being the most recent. Did this not disturb any Republican? The swamp would naturally drain if politicians could only be elected one time. If that state or district wanted to keep electing Republicans so be it but the current of politics would be constant and would never become stagnant for so long to form a swamp. Tom Cotton, why are you so silent? Tom and the Republicans are surfing that wave, riding high in silence but just like a sin wave, what goes up must come down. Then finally, America will see a Republican who may or may not be  running for president criticize Trump's leadership constructively, America will be like where have you been for the last eight years of Trump? One man’s Obama is another man’s Trump and the Democrats are getting a taste of what Republicans were eating for eight years with Obama. After Trump, is America going to realize that this polarization of politics just maybe, might not be healthy?
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