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April 30, 2013

"One of the great deceptions

is that dreams and prayers are as powerful as scheme and plans.

They are not, nor will they ever be, because power is always in the hands of men, and never in the hands of chance. Not even in orbit above the planet are tons of equipment held aloft by chance. Don't imagine that your earthly fate is either, my friend. Whomever is speaking, however close or distant from the truth, they will offer dreams or schemes. They will present players or prayers. Plans are the affairs of man from which we can annex action to actor - the rest is the working of wishful thinking, fantasy and the dreams of romantic poets, the seductions of youthful lips whispering wanted whims. And this is now as it has ever been." -- Dreams, Schemes, Prayers, Players & Man's Plans - Cobb

Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 30, 2013 7:14 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Plans and schemes are as airy as dreams.

What counts is action; planned is better, but unplanned is just fine.

Conservatives have lost sight of that.

Posted by: Fred Z at April 30, 2013 9:04 PM

Its not the prayers that have power, its who you pray to. Just like faith, its the object of your faith that's significant, not the existence of it.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at April 30, 2013 10:14 PM

"Deeds can't dream what dreams can do"

e.e. cummings

One has to conceive the possible before the potential can actualize. Its in the dream that the inhibitions of the ego is relegated to the sidelines.

Posted by: John Hinds at May 1, 2013 5:00 AM

Nothing is left to chance? All is according to some human's plan?

Interesting theory. I would like to subscribe to the newsletter. /snark

I prefer Churchill, IIRC: "History is just one damn thing after another."

Posted by: Mikey NTH at May 1, 2013 5:04 PM

Most pray before battles of any kind. My plan is not to chose between the two, but to incorporate
all.

Remember when we use to pray (have invocations) before almost any group action, talk, gathering/)

Focus

Posted by: Grace at May 1, 2013 5:26 PM

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

Posted by: mjazzguitar at May 1, 2013 6:04 PM

Power is always in the hands of men?

No, power is always in the hands of God.

We may be privileged to be His instruments or means. But it is the height of arrogance to say power is ours. Of course we have been saying that since the Garden of Eden; hence the Fall. Which has not been working out well for any of us.

Posted by: Marie at May 2, 2013 10:33 AM

Listen! While we can surmise that being a powerful speaker is great, but eventually you have to deliver.

Posted by: Granted, although at May 5, 2013 1:12 PM

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