POWER PENDULUM

An era of global change is upon us. While many are confident in these changes, many others are now uncertain about the future. All is easy when the wind is calm and the ground is peaceful. But when the tastes of change begin to push against their backs, humans begin to realize how fragile they truly are.
In this age of war, humanity stands on a perpetual precipice: staring into the jaws of oblivion, where any misstep could send it to extinction. How much turbulence can humanity endure before it is pushed to the brink? Are these global rearrangements merely tremors beneath humanity’s feet, or are they the rumblings of the final earthquake?
THE STRENGTH OF UNITY IS FOUND IN COMPROMISE.
Crowns have passed through thousands of kings and queens, each different from the last. Like the pendulum of a clock, power swings from side to side in an endless passage of time. It creates a balance between two opposing forces—each side relying on the other to maintain order.
Neither side is entirely right or wrong, but neither side can give way. If the pendulum stops swinging, the clock stops running.
THE PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER IS A FOUNDATION OF FREEDOM.
It is easy to blame humanity’s leaders for difficulties if they are not the leaders you have chosen. In the minds of their opposition, a leader becomes an enemy; their mistakes become premeditated attacks; their human flaws become irreparable defects; their missteps become evil conspiracies. Many refuse to see the good in those who disagree with them simply because their beliefs are different.
Criticism is the restraint that keeps a leader from becoming a dictator. But even the greatest leader is made of the same stuff as the lowest. The minds of a king and a commoner differ only in what they choose to fill theirs with. To say that a leader is all bad—or all good—is to say that he is not human.
Find peace in the eternal question: Cui bono? For whose benefit? What do leaders have to gain by destroying the people they rule? What would motivate a king or queen to destroy the very reason they wear the crown?
EVERY KING IS MORE NUMEROUS THAN HIS PEOPLE. WHO REALLY RULES A COUNTRY?
When you question the actions of your leaders, ask yourself how you would face the same dilemmas if you had the same responsibilities. Remember that what is seen publicly is only a fraction of what really goes on behind the curtain—a facade of wealth and power that hides the grave severity of the decisions made behind it.
Your leaders have no motivation to harm you and, in the interest of your safety, must often make decisions that you cannot understand and that may seem suspicious when viewed out of context. If you believe that your decisions would better serve the advancement of humanity than the decisions of your current leaders, you are invited to invest the time and effort necessary to replace them, as they did for the leaders who came before them.
Time is a powerful teller. This planet has overcome millennia of hardship and survived catastrophes more devastating than the wars recorded by history. Humanity has faced its worst leaders, its worst regimes, its worst obstacles, and has survived to become stronger.
THOUGH DIVIDED BY OPINION, ALL MUST UNITE FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY.
Fear not for the future of the most resilient species on this planet. Though the portraits inside the palaces may change and the names on the maps may be altered, the clock of humanity will continue uninterrupted. When the winds of change threaten to sweep you off your feet, find refuge in the shelter of the pyramid. We are always watching over you.