Did you see the movie in 1971? It was a movie written, produced, and directed by Mr. Kubrick. Based on a book written a decade earlier, it portrayed a collection of misfits in a dystopia. A dystopia is a society that is in many ways dysfunctional and undesirable. They characterize a society that has malfunctioned and had a cataclysmic decline in morals and values. There is no right or wrong, violence is commonplace and life is worthless!
Now which world would you rather live in if given the opportunity? Ninety nine percent of people would pick utopia. But that leaves the question of why anyone would choose the world of dystopia. It makes for interesting fiction and it gives those who abhor rules and regulations a sounding board. What if sports had no rules? What if crime had no punishment? Raise your hand from your hiding place if you desire such a world.
Life on earth is no utopia, but neither is it a dysfunctional dystopia as portrayed by Mr. Kubrick. You must realize by now that Hollywood is in the hit-and-run business. It produces flawed, half-witted, melodramas that influence potential dystopians into acting out their ideals and whims without the slightest ability to consider the ramifications or consequences. There is a current court case where the homeowner is being charged with aggravated assault for shooting a burglar who broke into his house in the middle of the night and not telling the burglar that he was armed! You want that world?
The Gospel of Luke tells us the angels told the shepherds keeping watch over their flocks that night that in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you! They said you will find him wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger! Suddenly a great host appeared and said, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” (Luke 2) Well – what do you desire, A Clockwork Dystopia or peace to men on whom God’s favor rests? You do realize that the choice is entirely yours & time is running out!
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