I really enjoy the internet. It is neither sin nor salvation as some would have it.
Until just this morning, I thought the rule of thirds applied to politics but thanks to the internet I found out that it is all about photography and cinematography. Then I drilled deeper by adding the word politics. I discovered that what I had assumed about the American Revolution, that one third were patriots, one third were loyalists, and that one third were in the bleachers watching, was wrong.
It turns out that this understanding was based on a lengthy letter, over two thousand words, from President John Adams, our second president, was discussing American sentiment about the French Revolution. Here’s the reference: https://allthingsliberty.com/2013/02/john-adamss-rule-of-thirds/
It’s sobering to realize that a working assumption of mine, based on what I thought was an accurate account of history was faulty. I had assumed that this rule of thirds was universal, that popular sentiment followed these lines and that a leader must win over that middle group. I’m glad that I have the rest of my life to mind this gap.
Perhaps my campus pastor saw more than I could have begun to imagine when he advised me to pray less and think more.
I do pray for a time when constant fund raising and continual campaigning becomes a seasonal thing. In the meantime, I will continue to do my best to learn from history. Thinking is good.
Be well, dear readers.