Lee as Lt. Colonel Nicholson

[Cal]

Originally Posted by aron

Now, this dilemma of "who's in charge here" isn't unique to the Chinese. "And they all were arguing as to which of them was the greatest." But it's a Chinese solution to the common human dilemma. And it's completely antithetical to the teachings of Jesus.

On the cross Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them because they don't understand what they are doing." Amen.

Perhaps the bottom line is this:

Either Lee was who he said he was, or he was evil, or he was crazy.

A lot of speculation has been made on Lee's moral condition. But maybe in the end he was just a nut. It seems that idea should be part of the discussion. I mean, who goes around suggesting and at times claiming to be "the Minister of the Age?" Even Paul consciously avoided such thinking about himself, choosing instead to speak of his revelationary experiences in the third person, as if they happened to someone else, to keep himself humble. Lee on the other hand tooted his own horn like he was the Minister of Advertising.

And who believes such a thing? Naive members might not know better, and they feel extreme pressure to not question it. But the upper level guys, the elders and Blendeds, they should know better. So they might be nuts, too.

Nuts are everywhere. I might be one. Martin Luther certainly was. He was brilliant, and greatly used to start the Reformation. But in the end he was a nut.

Anyone claiming to be the Minister of the Age just confirms he or she is crazy. It's sort of like claiming you are becoming God. if you do it, you're a nut. But, then, Lee did that, too.