It doesn’t matter what happens from here on out — the Golden One is now tarnished. The glitter and shine has diminished and only some still claim it exists. It doesn’t even matter how large that sum is — it’s nothing such as it was. The once blind followers are falling away like leaves in a fall blizzard and few, if any, are lined up to take their place. It’s simply over in spite of the promises.
Yes, once upon a time, there was a promise of all that is wondrous. Life would be good for all. All the wrongs would be righted. All that was lacking would be provided. It would simply be a wondrous world such as none had ever seen before. And then it was done. The fairy tale was over.
The truthful had tried to warn, but their words were turned into weapons against them, as the blind believers mocked and cursed with such righteousness and disdain. But then it happened.
For all the promises and all the words — it wasn’t a wondrous world after all.
Life wasn’t good for all.
All the wrongs weren’t righted. Instead, more wrongs were made.
All that was lacking wasn’t provided. Instead, there was more lacking created and more fear of what tomorrow would bring.
It wasn’t even a world such as none had ever seen before. It was simply a world most listeners of the promise had never seen or experienced or believed could ever be for them. Now it was.
Reality suddenly became reality.
The wondrous golden shine of all the promises and all the words suddenly was no longer there. The once Golden One, who blinded people with charm and the brilliant shine of all those promise made — could not weather the blistering truth that refused to be drowned. The blistering truth that swirled and whipped and slashed against the illusions, leaving nothing more than a tarnished existence no longer inviting, but instead to be feared.
Oh yes, he had been the Golden One prepared to shower all with his wondrous promises of golden and bright days to come. Then reality shone on him and his and he could no longer hide the truth, as the illusion burst and the dark void of his heart embraced the population in shocking revelation. Yes, the truth was realized. Adolph Hitler then stood naked for all to see, though not before hope died and change brought agonizing terror. Not before the death camps reeked of rotting flesh and dying souls. No, not before his reign brought disaster and hideous cruelty to the people who had once idolized the Golden One with his wondrous promises and spell-binding, but empty words.
The Golden One is now forever tarnished.
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