Sunday Wisdom #4: On the Soul

Yesterday I was listening to country music artist Chris Stapleton’s “Maggie’s Song” and was brought to tears. If you haven’t heard the song, give it a listen and then come right back here to read on, ok? Here’s a version with the lyrics embedded on the video. Maggie’s Song

About now, if you’ve grown just a little bit accustomed to my Sunday Wisdom blog posts, you’re thinking this one seems a bit lengthier than the usual. And you’re correct.

You see, when I listened to the song, I was reminded about a post I’d seen on X (Twitter) last week that truly sickened me (so much does these days, but this one was a particular standout among all the others of late).

The tweet (and accompanying video) featured a Great Resetter’s fervor for his religion. You know the one – Climate Change. In the name of this father, he asserted that a great contributor to harming the Planet is the peoples’ obsession with having pets. Pets are an enemy of the people according to this Resetter. We must reduce the number of pets that exist in the world because the CO2 they produce harms the Planet. Pets eat far too much meat you see. Because pets need meat to eat, they cause humans to mass produce meat (farming animals and processing them for pet food). They also create large amounts of unnecessary manufacturing for their beds, toys, balls, litter, etc., all items wasteful and harmful to the Planet. This must be stopped to save the Planet and protect the people.

I assume this man has no pets just as Randi Weingarten has no children (the former I have not verified, but the latter is true and utterly unsurprising given her treatment of our children during the COVID scamdemic). On further thought, if he’s a typical Resetter, he has a dog and a fish perhaps – “what’s good for me, is not for thee” stuff as seen in John Kerry’s jetsetting habits, and the hair salon appointments of Pelosi or ex-Mayor Beetlejuice, er Lori Lightfoot, of Chicago…

Donald Trump famously told us, “They’re not coming for me – they’re coming for YOU.” Well, I’m here to tell you that not only are they coming for you, (and your kids) they are coming for your pets too. Don’t believe me? Here’s some lovely reportage from CNN in furtherance of this goal (and in furtherance of control and mass production of misery). Here’s a brief excerpt from the piece from almost a year ago but do try to read the whole piece.

(CNN) September 27, 2022 — 

Our four-legged friends don’t drive gas-guzzling SUVs or use energy-sucking appliances, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a climate impact. In fact, researchers have showed that pets play a significant role in the climate crisis.
Full article here.

I can hear the opposition mocking this assertion, just as they did about the “gas stove conspiracy theory,” right?

Do you think dogs have a soul? I for one am with Stapleton and Maggie – Maggie has a soul and the heart of a rebel child.  Two things the Resetters do not have. 

 

Lyrics for Maggies song below

 

Let me tell you a story

About an old friend of mine

Somebody left her in a shopping cart

In a parking lot for us to find

Just a fuzzy black pup

She was hungry and feeling alone

We put her in the back seat

Told her we were taking her home

Run, Maggie, run

With the heart of a rebel child

Oh, run, Maggie, run

Be just as free as you are wild

A few kids later

We moved out on the farm

And she followed those kids around

Yeah, she kept them safe from harm

And she loved to chase squirrels

And playing out in the snow

She'd take off like a bullet

Man, you should have seen her go

Run, Maggie, run

With the heart of a rebel child

Oh, run, Maggie, run

Be just as free as you are wild

It was raining on a Monday

The day that Maggie died

She woke up and couldn't use her legs

So I laid down by her side

She put her head on my hand

Like she'd done so many times

I told her she was a good dog

Then I told her goodbye

Run, Maggie, run

With the heart of a rebel child

Oh, run, Maggie, run

Be just as free as you are wild

 

I had a revelation

As the tractor dug a hole

I can tell you right now

That a dog has a soul

 

And I thought to myself

As we buried her on the hill

I never knew me a better dog

And I guess I never will

Run, Maggie, run

With the heart of a rebel child

Oh, run, Maggie, run

Be just as free as you are wild

Oh, run, Maggie, run

With the heart of a rebel child

Oh, run, Maggie, run

Be just as free as you are wild

 

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