LETTERS: DREAM BRINGS THREE POSSIBILITIES

To the editor:

I recently had a dream. In this dream, I observed the planet Earth revolving around like a spinning ball. Standing in the center of the planet was an object like a statue. This object had everyone's attention. While observing the object, I heard voices shouting out all of the woes and problems which Earth is facing. The voices were coming from different geographical areas on the globe, and the sound of the voices and the please they were voicing were being ignored. Everyone was so engulfed in this object that held their attention that all else had become obscured. When I awoke from this dream, I was amazed that an object could distract people from such serious problems as the world is facing. I thought about this dream for days, wondering if it contained a message one should consider or if it was from drinking too much chocolate milk before going to bed. I thought of three things which the statue may have represented, two thing which have had the nation in their grip, and one thing which may be the only salvation for our nation's survival.

The statue may have represented the attention which has been given to Mark McGwire. The Missourian said it best on the front page of Sunday's edition: "Americans once again this year turned their attention to baseball in a season that will go down in history as one of the best ever." I am proud of McGwire and what he has done. I think he comes as close as anything we have seen in a long time to being a hero. And I think he has eased the pain somewhat of the second thing the statue may have been.

The statue may have represented the attention which has been given to Bill Clinton. His actions have brought forth a cloud of darkness over our nation. For him, the statue represents his dilemma as to how he can remain in office. While the problems of the world cry out to be heard and addressed, he must focus on how to tell the next lie and get by with it. For us, the statue represents how hungry we have become for tabloid news to intervene in someone's personal life.

The third thing the statue may have represented is the person we should be giving our attention to in a time such as this. That person is Jesus Christ. With the world in turmoil and its leadership weakened, the need to keep your focused on Jesus has become what one would thing would be obvious. He alone has the answer to the problems the world faces. While Clinton may still sit in the White House, the Lord still sits on his throne.

RON FARRELL

Cape Girardeau