John -- it depends on one's perspective.
I look around at events, and it is like -- I have seen this play before.
This weekend I was visited by three uninvited evangelists pushing " Watchtower" by Johovah's Witness. They asked if I know the purpose to life. I said yes, -- the gathering of experiences,. They were a bit confused, and then asked about death, and I said " I remember how I have died several times." ( I did not get into the concept that one recalls unpleasant deaths more readily ) I wanted to cut it short, since when Johovah's Witness get started they just go on and on. -- I bid them good day and hoped they find what they were looking for. --- They left apparently stunned,-- I hope I did not come across as a priest. ( as I may have once been )
If you are familiar with the four ages, as described in Hinduism -- Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron. (at least according to one variation of the concept) we are in the age of Kali Yuga --- the age of Iron.
It is the shortest of the ages, --- it is materialistic, brutal, and ends in total destruction,--- leading to the beginning of the next cycle. --- Starting with the Golden Age ( the high point), descending through Silver, Bronze and then Iron again. This cycle takes thousands or tens of thousands of years. ( it is open to debate )
Two observations
The Wailing Wall --- I have seen the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem -- It is most interesting. -- As the Masons are want to say " hide things in plain sight ". --- The wall appears to have a message written in stone. The base of the wall is composed of giant blocks, for example
http://www.generationword.com/jerusalem ... tones.html As one looks up towards the top of the wall the blocks are smaller and the joints bigger, at the very top of the wall I saw just "ordinary" bricks with wide mortar joints. --- An indication of a societal decline?
The Seychelles --- Walking along a beach some what like this
https://www.google.com/search?q=seychel ... 620%3B1080
I noticed some interesting things.The large dark rocks are surrounded by "yellow" sand, there are no nearby cliffs so where did the dark boulders come from? ( photos do not do them justice ) Some of the dark boulders have a band of coral deposit, several feet above high tide, indicating the dark boulders were under water, indicating the water was higher or the island was lower,. Generally that takes a bit of time, thousands of years.
I also noticed some bore holes in the the weathered dark boulders, like you see in mining operations. The only thing is the holes were not round -- as today -- but were somewhat shaped like a three leaf clover!
I asked if there was mining on the island,-- answer -- no. ----- This does not fit. Or does it? Where were the the large dark boulders quarried and carried from? Where they used as a breakwater for maritime uses? ( the Seychelles are between Africa and India a good maritime location) by whom? -- An Atlantean era civilization?
hmmm
We live in a maze of mirrors and illusions.--- how interesting.
cheers