You can see it in our eyes. We are a bit perplexed. Where are we and where are we going? Each day is new. Somewhat like a television series, we hope tomorrow connects to today’s narrative. There appear to be no guarantees. Unseen monsters lurk in the shadows… always have… we knew it when we were kids. A Guardian Angel walks by our side…sometimes we get a glimpse of her. We live for the good news. We hide our faces from the bad. All the while, we struggle to get home.

‘I think this is the path,’ Billy B said. ‘It looks like a good path with little stones in the road and pretty plants along the sides of the lane,’ Billy B continued. ‘I saw a similar path when I was a boy in the Bible Story Book at the Doctor’s office,’ Billy B mused. ‘The moms and dads in the illustration were smiling, and the kids were playing with the animals,’ Billy B noted with a smile. ‘I was sick, and the pictures brought me comfort,’ Billy B advised. ‘When I leafed backward in the Story I saw people tripping on small boulders and cutting themselves with potsherds in their agony,’ Billy B continued. ‘It had not always been easy for the travelers…it had been hard,’ Billy B explained. ‘The illustration montage was entitled Pilgrim’s Progress,’ Billy B said.

‘Are you lost…perplexed…afraid…come to me and I will give you the answers that only I can give,’ the Leader said. ‘I am a very stable genius,’ the Leader continued. ‘Admit it…I give you confidence and assure you that your darker thoughts are on point,” the President said. ‘Yes, I have started carrying a staff like Moses…I will lead you out of the cragmire of including all people… especially those from ‘Shit Hole countries.’ ‘My path is a gleaming super highway with only the finest architecture along the sides of the road,’ the President noted. ‘We have removed the halt and maimed…the hungry and those who have no voice…no one wants to see such a terrible sight,’ the President noted. ‘If you are looking for the true path…uh…what did I just say…oh yes…buy my Crypto Currency,’ the President said.

‘A sense of place is important…a grounding,’ Neva J noted. ‘There are many voices…many paths…many hidden agendas,’ Neva J continued. ‘Troubled minds give troubled directions,’ Neva J said. ‘A sick leader will make his people sick by leading them by the turmoil of his mind,’ Neva J assured. ‘We wander about going in circles…we need a Scout who rides ahead…sees what is around the next corner and returns to guide us safely,’ Neva J said softly.