Age of Restoration discussed

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What is conjured up by the words age of restoration?


Something is in need of extensive repair, right? A house, upholstery, antiques, perhaps a car.


That’s if you focus mainly on the word restoration. Most people do, interestingly enough, and it tends to lend to confusion.


Is this a book series about remodels? You talk about each antique car you’ve restored? Okay, no one’s asked me that, but you get the idea.


Restoration, however, is a pretty important word, and it does play an instrumental role in where the overall series is headed. It indicates that something is to be returned to its original state. That implies a couple of things. One, that the original state is better than the present state, and two, any other state is less desirable than the original, as well. In other words, the maker or the creator got it right the first time, and no one else or nothing else can match it.


However, when you add to restoration the words “age of,” things expand. It’s not a one time thing, meant only for one home, or one car, or one piece of furniture. It implies the restoration encompasses much more, and will take however long it takes, until full restoration is complete. An age does not have a definite length or duration, but it’s typically thought of as a long period of time. So, it could be years, decades or centuries.


Now, when I think of Age of Restoration, I think of a nation, a society, a people, in need of a reboot. I don’t know where you live, but I live in the United States, so that’s what comes to mind when I think of a country and its people.


I think of a beginning, a new start, far exceeding any other reformation before it that it created an age of liberty, an age of prosperity, and an age of common decency the world had never known.


I think of basic principles most people share and can agree with, but that aren’t promoted by the powers that be.


So, I think of men who have taken what was created and added things, some in keeping with the original creation, most of it not. Enlightened, progressive men, who believed old ways must inevitably give way to the new. Men who never thought to ask, when some major advancement could be accomplished, whether it should or not.


I think of forces set in motion long ago by these men that—if they were ever intended for good—have not fulfilled the end of their stated creation. Instead, they’ve taken on a life of their own and gone against their creation, oftentimes a full 180 degrees. Or, if they haven’t undermined their original intent, they’ve seriously damaged some other indispensable pillar.


And I think of a perennial discussion—stay the course or try something new—that will soon become tantamount in many of our lives. Will we return to the road of liberty, or will we give our sovereignty back to the king?


Sounds like light reading, doesn’t it?  :) Don’t worry. Each book has plenty of fun. But, it doesn’t stop with just fun. There are thoughts being provoked, too. Something you might expect from a series titled: Age of Restoration.

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Published on February 10, 2014 13:41
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Age of Restoration

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