This post is being simultaneously posted to Waking Green Dragon, the personal blog of Alexander Lee.
Sent on July 22, 2010 (the Feast of Lidane), from Olyphant, PA, and received some time shortly thereafter by me in Concord, NH, is a lovely letter from a woman who calls herself Caroline of Assisi. In 2008, she ran on the “Clothesline platform” for President of the United States and so we made our acquaintance. Having just returned from Assisi myself and having carried the letter in my wallet for the last three years or more, I thought that I might finally transcribe these moving words.
Despite the fact that the mendicant Caroline would rely on the hospitality of people that NH’s generous Secretary of State might know for housing, her words seem to me an antidote of reasonableness and sanity in this world–a reminder that the label of “crazy” belongs more with the warlords and the robber barons of the current era than the transient masses who line dry their clothes for need…or for Jesus.
These words above and below do not reflect the opinions of Project Laundry List nor do the words below reflect my own views entirely, but I thought them worth sharing. I hope I have shown blessedly poor Caroline proper respect in my summary of her fearless evangelizing for the clothesline and in the lifestyle she has chosen to follow. If anybody knows her whereabouts, please have her write me again.
Dear Alexander,
Thank you for writing! How is Project Laundry List doing?
Please send all of the Media you generated from Time Magazine, etc.
Keep doing what the country needs–Solar Dryers. Here in Olyphant, I live in a pubically [sic] funded Housing project.
Yes, there is a large clothesline–yet, most residents dry their clothes in an electric dryer–costing 75¢ for 1/2 hour–or, I don’t know how much time. I never use it.
So, Alex, this mindset of the country is so warped, we have been programmed–the majority of us are now totally Hedonistic–but, the people are not conscious of any of this–
It is sad! The Advertising Media is at fault–Capitalism gone Awry!
I pray to return to ASSISI, ITALY–America is too far gone–Climate Change is ignored–by the TALK Host gurus–they influence millions–telling them Climate Change is a Hoax–
So, pray, Alex, God is still in charge–Keep doing GOOD! set the Example –+ brace yourself for the catastrophic disasters–once the food supply diminishes–we will see People take notice–+ they will begin to PRAY–Yes, I sound very pessimistic; the BIBLE is our source of TRUTH–
PRAISE GOD! His mercy endureth forever!
I don’t foresee me returning to N.H. unless the Country drafts me for President–.
OBAMA is helpless–the Industrial, Media Complex tells him what to do & say.
Let’s live for Heaven!
Ti voglio bene,
Caroline of ASSISI