Posted by
peripheral on Friday, June 04, 2010 9:57:29 AM
From My Perspective - - -
"Oily to Bed – Oily to Rise" – such is the plight of those trying to
cope with the largest oil catastrophe ever. We are constantly made
aware that BP (British Petroleum) is responsible for the costs and
expenses on this contamination, as well as compensating those who have
been impacted financially because of the ruptured oil lines more than
5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf. Politicians posture
themselves as being “in charge” but everyone knows they’re not! For
them, “BP” has come to symbolize – “Boomerang Pretentiousness”! When it
looked like the well might be successfully capped, our President was
there to claim he was in charge from Day 1 and the “buck” stops with
him. When the cap failed, then “BP” came into play again, namely: (a)
its British Petroleum’s fault; and (b) the Boomerang Pretentiousness
that allows one to think he can claim credit while bearing none of the
blame! “Boomerang” (as a verb) means: “to come back or return; to cause
harm to the originator; to backfire.” To be “pretentious” means: “being
full of pretense or pretension; characterized by assumption of dignity
or importance; making an exaggerated outward show; being ostentatious.”
Can this gushing oil be stopped? At some point, Yes! Can it be stopped
immediately? So far, No! Every effort has been marked by failure and
now some speculate that a nuclear detonation may be necessary to seal
the pipeline. Posturing won’t do it! Rhetoric won’t do it! Frequent
photo-op trips to the Gulf won’t do it! Increase of taxes won’t do it
(they can sell their oil product to any number of other nations – China
comes to mind). A Bloomberg report today indicates: “Since the April 20
explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig, which BP Plc leased from
Trans-Ocean Ltd., administration officials have increasingly criticized
BP, saying their faith in the company to contain the oil flowing from a
mile-deep well was ill-placed. The blast killed 11 and triggered leaks
that a government panel said spew an estimated 12,000 to 19,000 barrels
of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico…“The more the images of oil in
marshlands, and dead birds washing ashore, the angrier the American
people are going to get…Largely, it’s been directed toward BP. But as
the weeks turn into months you can feel, almost on a daily basis, the
public’s furor start heading toward the White House.” It does seem as
though there’s adequate blame to be spread around. However, the
“blame-game” accomplishes little. This is true for a ruptured pipeline.
It is likewise true for a ruptured life. We live in an “instant” world
– everything designed to be faster, quicker, sooner – people line up
for hours and days to buy the latest technology at inflated prices so
they can be first and faster. The lifestyle and philosophy of life has
little room or desire for patience. We have become a people who follow
a mantra: “I know what I want – and – I want it now!”
A passage in Genesis 1:26-28 has been referenced as The Cultural
Mandate. It states: “ Then God said, Let us make man in our image, in
our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds
of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the
creatures that move along the ground. So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created
them. God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful and increase in
number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and
the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the
ground.“Basically, God’s plan was that man would act and behave
responsibly with His Creation – that they would subdue the earth and
develop superiority over all beasts. Man was also made with the desire
to explore. There are countless examples of man’s achievements as he
has honed his skills and mind to bring about great inventions and
practical uses for them. The fact that Oil is Gushing at will in the
Gulf and contaminating wildlife refuges is tragic. However, man with
his ingenuity will – in time – arrive at a determination of how that
Oil Pipeline can and will be subdued. In the meanwhile, “BP - Boomerang
Pretentiousness” is evident and, it too, is gushing freely. Can either
the Pipeline or Pretentiousness be easily contained? No! There was no
contingency plan for such an event with the pipeline; and there is no
restraint for the pretentious. Time will bring about a solution.
Meanwhile, patience and understanding are needed! For a while, those
working on the pipeline will continue with their routine of “Oily to
bed – Oily to rise” until resolve and remedy are realized. Consider
these things with me!