The Anwer my Friend is Blowing in the Wind

Been thinking about all the questions I have… and was drawn to Bob Dylan’s Blowing in the wind. Especially this verse got my attention: How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. Wow, there are obviously many difficult questions throughout this song that have equally challenging answers. Why would answers to such profound questions be blowing in the wind? How are they just blowing? For I have never been able to see the wind, I can only see or feel the effects, good or bad. However, the outcome or aftermath from a bad storm is real, but not always predictable. In some ways like a difficult decision, outcomes are not always easy to deal with for everyone involved. Good and bad always comes from any decision. Methinks this song is all about the flaws of human nature. We as people spew so much anger and hate in the world around us. When we look back on the creations of our hands and minds we see greed, mediocrity, corruption, we see war, death and despair. Even after decades (maybe centuries) we are surrounded by these hateful crimes. We see all of the negativity on the news every morning noon and night. Indeed sometimes it’s hard to even comprehend the evil and sinful acts that humans are able to commit against each other. Yet we seem destined to repeat ourselves and we are unable to eliminate those petty emotions like jealousy and fear. It is emotions like these that guide our hands when we judge others whom we don't understand. These are the roots of prejudice and evil. It doesn't matter how many people we see die around us; we never seem to learn from any of it. Humans have been killing each other off since they first discovered how to. Nevertheless, even after thousands of years of death and destruction we still engage in war to solve our conflicts. We can share the deepest love for each other yet in a moment’s notice we can turn around and hurt someone whom we barely know. We constantly find faces for our troubles and people to blame, when the truth is we only need to look in the mirror to see who is really at fault. We perpetuate the evil that eats away at our souls and hearts. There is something so self-destructive about the human nature. It doesn't matter how many videos or books or stories we read about things like greed or corruption, it’s no closer to being eliminated from our mindset than it was in the days of old. This song begs the question, how many times? How long must we continue living in the dark before we see the light? It asks the ultimate question, when will we learn from our mistakes? This song reminds me of the fact how we are restricted or confused by our surroundings (the physical) and therefore fail to notice the most obvious truths in life (the Spiritual), to do whatever that might be helpful to the world, to ourselves. It means getting past our pride to see that the answer is right in front of us. Humility is the key. Humility is a spiritual virtue, and therein lies answers to life's questions.. “…be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. (1 Pet 5:5)