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                            %PROPHETS'S OWN COUNTRY 761206

     It  is well known that a prophet is rarely welcome in
his  or  her own country.   Why should this be  the  case?
People presumably would like to know what the future holds
for them by understanding the likely consequences of their
political  decisions  and  actions---the  implications  of
their  highest  priorities.   Yet when a person  within  a
society  begins  to  clearly spell-out  such  consequences
without  fear,   then the close associates of that  person
tend  to excommunicate that new prophet.   Most often  the
new  prophet  is  experienced  as  a  threat  against  the
comfortable collusions  of  the society---collusions which
will  lead  to  its future  downfall.    Members  of  most
societies and their political institutions have relatively
short-range goals---and prophets speak to  the  long-range
consequences   of  the  society's  unbalanced  short-range
goals.    Many of the unbalanced short-range goals must be
given up due to their long-range consequences.   Yet,   to
give  them up is to give up many of the comforts that  the
people have grown accustomed to.  This they do not wish to
do.    They resent anyone  who calls upon them to give  up
their  comfortable  way  of  life.   Thus they resent  the
prophet  who  clearly spells-out  the  long-range disaster
which will be  the consequence  of their unbalanced short-
sightedness.    Rather  than  deal realistically with  the
truth spoken by the prophet, people often seek to maintain
their comfortable ignorance.

     When  the prophet goes to the another country  he  or
she may enter a society which is not trapped by collusions
in the same way as the home country.  Thus, the members of
the  far  country may be more able to accept the  message.
It is also easier to accept it from the child who did  not
grow  up playing  in the sand lot next door.   Old  people
find  it difficult  to accept wisdom from young people who
grew   up  in  their  midst,   especially  if  the  wisdom
undermines their comfortable collusions.  The same is true
of peers.
                                                                                                                               
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