Sign of the times?

Sign of the times?

This-sign-has-sharp-edges

As I was stumbling through my StumbleUpon today, this picture appeared.  It struck me at 2 levels, of course:  natural and spiritual. 

In the natural, it reminded me of all the political activity.  Between the large stimulus package and HR 1388, and now the Internet Security bill giving the president control over Internet activity...it's enough to make our heads spin (and that's putting it mildly).  There is so much in the works that should be given opportunity for fair debate; but that won't happen.  Everyday there is something more on the roster to look at.  And it's all like that sign:  sharp edges preventing handling, an overpowering message portraying fear and calamity, out-of-touch with the reality of the issue, which happens to be in fine print...how convenient.

In the spiritual, I'm reminded of several things. One is all the activity that works to occupy us and keep our attention away from our reality; albeit in the sign, the reality is a warning ~ but in the spiritual, our reality is our ultimate destiny.
Another reminder is false teaching that steals our attention while the truth is narrow (represented by the fine print).  Such teachings are broadly capturing the Bride's undivided attention...it is "touchy", in that it refuses to be rebuked/corrected and doesn't care if it harms the hands of those who attempt to remove it...and the ultimate destination of those not seeing the fine print/truth is fatal.