Have you read "
The Incredible Journey" or seen the movie? The plot from wikipedia follows:
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Journey)
The animals' owners, the Hunters, leave for England for university lectures and so entrust the animals to John Longridge, a family friend and godfather of the young daughter, Elizabeth. One fateful day, after John Longridge leaves for a 2 week trip of duck hunting, the animals, feeling the lack of their human companions, set out without a trace to try to find their way home to the Hunters. Mrs. Oakes, who is taking care of Longridge's home, doesn't find the animals and concludes that John must have taken them with him. The animals follow their instincts and move westward towards home, dodging danger nearly every step of the way. But when Bodger, the old Bull Terrier, is attacked, they have to slow down. Tao, the cat, is separated from the others because of a rushing river and faces several dangers before he succeeds in finding the lost dogs. Along the way, the animals are offered help several times. When the Hunters and John Longridge come back from their trips they are devastated when they learn that the animals have gone. They try to find the animals, but after giving up almost all hope, the animals one by one appear out of the woods in a happy homecoming.
In many ways our country and economy is on its' own "
Incredible Journey". We are like the pets in the story - on our own and in the wilderness. Our leadership is just as absent as the Hunters were. We have experienced excitement, danger and sadness (just as Bodger did) along the way: failed banks, lost pensions, foreclosed homes, lost companies, lost jobs, etc.
I would like to believe that we are coming out of the woods and that our "owners" are there for us. Unfortunately, the Woods may be deeper and darker and our owners are not as deserving as the Hunters. Anyway, I believe that we are only at the first intermission. Go pop some popcorn, grab a soda and relax - intermission is almost over and Part II is ready to begin. Enjoy the show!
Copyright 2010 - Jim Lindell