The Bible warned everyone. It warned of the wicked cities. The places where they wanted you to get vaccines, even for your dogs!  The places where people got on planes and flew all over the world. If God had intended this, he would have given men wings. Only angels have wings. 

It’s those city folk who are messing everything up in our great nation, Earl concluded. He then leaned back in his “Lazy Boy” chair and stared at the television. He had it turned down because it was focused on the stock market.  Leave it to city people to call “stock” something other than animals!  His farm house was over one-hundred years old. It still had a spring house in the basement to keep milk and eggs cold—even though he stopped farming chickens and dairy cattle decades ago, he still kept a few head of Black Angus cattle.  He loved roast beef.

His drinking water came from a hand-dug well.  Wood was still a good way to heat his home. But it was a lot of work finding and chopping enough wood for winter. His home only had a few electrical outlets. One to power his small black and white TV, but he rarely watched it. His weather ban radio kept him up on the weather threats. What else could you possibly need to know?

He had a wife to cook his meals and wash his clothes. Proverbs 31:10-31: "A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies."  Thinking of this, he smiled.

He turned his head and looked out the window at his Year 2000 van. He had practically rebuilt the vehicle by hand. He worried he might not be able to get parts for it in the future. He loved this vehicle because it was just the basics: no screens telling you when to turn, no safety devices except for seat belts and he hated them! No flashing lights telling you that the oil is low or the alternator isn’t charging properly. He knew how to take care of this vehicle.

Earl was glad he retired when he did. The factory where he had worked brought in a bunch of those God darn robots.  What do the bosses think robots are going to buy when they get their paychecks? 

Then a thought struck Earl: Maybe the robots work for free.  It made his head spin.

The whole world was spinning out of control. Earl reached over to the small table near his chair. He pulled the Bible into his lap and flipped to his favorite proverb: Proverbs 3:5-7 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.” 

That was just the way it should be. Don’t try to figure these things out. You just can’t. When Donald Trump said he was going to take care of them, he meant it.

Earl suddenly felt an all-engulfing relaxation. His Bible slid from his lap to the floor.  A deep satisfying sleep carried him away. It was so nice not being woke.