Dear America,
reading the news this morning, glancing over some of my favorite freedom and liberty vibes, it came to me -- a certain disconnect is making it's way through the air.
Now, my senses have long felt this sway when captured by the headlines on the daily market watch; it never fails, the quick remark of why the market is up, or why the market is down, seems to fly by someone's seat of the pants. Just last week the market may be down for austerity woes of Greece -- while this week, it's up for the fourth straight day for the very same reason -- only different; yesterday was Monday and just before the Sun entered Cancer, while today is Tuesday, marked by a Vesta of 20 degrees of Aquarius. go ahead, look it up.
And all this when our headlines vacillate from Doctors in Chicago, at the AMA convention, saying they have no problem with the latest health insurance requirement, as if the trillion dollar entitlement is as good as paid for and no worries exist on the co-payment horizon; while congress sits on their hands and closes their eyes in discussions on the Debt Ceiling -- never mind the venomous barbs back and forth, practically speaking in tongues, over Medicare; and all while, the hottest news stories revolve around a guy who wouldn't pull his pants up when choosing to fly the friendly skies recently, a mother that "allegedly" killed her own daughter and partied for a month before telling anyone, and riots in Vancouver -- with a college fling spotlighted for two days over just a kiss in the middle of the road -- and all over a pathetic loss in a hockey game (yeah, not my country, but still...) These are the things that consume our free time.
News keeps going on around us even when the world is on fire -- even when the sky is falling -- even when we are about to lose it all. Which is strange, given we are steeped in the age of reality TV, our first inclination is not to say a word. Perhaps if we deny the prevailing winds long enough they will go away.
But seriously, if we took our emotional cues from the headlines, I have no doubt, every one of us would be flying high in the funny farm.
There is nothing grounding us.
We have lost our ability to think clearly and use good reason in order to navigate the road ahead, so that we might be able to fairly evaluate our current situation and move forward with confidence; our own denial and disconnect from reality is sending us into just another dimension of coping, while, at the same time, putting us on the trajectory of deep regret, total loss, and a downright miserable future.
And this, all because we -- as a whole -- are way too busy flitting and fluttering on meaningless things.
Our disconnect is beginning to show.
Yesterday was all about our pledge -- to God, to country, and each other -- as written according to our Declaration of Independence..."And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." And I thought to myself 'this defines assimilation...this is one nation under God...this is the missing link between division and citizens united.'
We hasten to rush to criticize the lack of assimilation from those who come here searching for a new life, the shelter of a land which honors freedom and liberty for all, a land which welcomes equal opportunity in the pursuit of happiness -- and yet, it has been that very thing that has created a great divide within our own, those born and raised with every opportunity in the world. How can we expect other people to come, assimilate, become one nation under God, when we, ourselves, no longer live by example?
So what, do as I say but not as I do is the new American way?
So in between the headlines -- with the Wal-Mart class action lawsuit, with Wisconsin Court of Appeals, with the NLRB suing Boeing, with the DOJ suing Arizona, with everyday citizens suing Obamacare's Individual Mandate....oh right, with Casey Anthony sitting there looking dumbfounded for the tenth day in a row -- my latest realization points in one direction: attorneys. all of them. left, right and center. for good. for evil. we are a no longer the honor society but a vile, loathsome, litigious society placing all responsibility and attorney's fees on somebody else. Just look at me carrying on like so...
Don't look at me...it is not my fault, it's his fault.
I have rights (and my rights are more important than yours).
If it doesn't work the old fashioned way, sue. File a motion. Cease and Desist. Place a Moratorium. Take it to court. Blame somebody else. Claim no fault of my own.
Anyone see where I am going with this? Or are the lights on and nobody is home? Did we get disconnected somehow... ah oh, think I am losing you...can you hear me now?
As a country, we proceeded to work quite well as long as we remembered two things: yes, we are fully loaded with plenty of GOD given, endowed, rights [that is the good news] but the bad news is, they come action packed with DUTIES (both public and private). ....awkward.
SO, somehow, over the years of having too much fun, we have forgotten that step one comes only when we have faithfully followed through with step two (which that would mean, step two really comes before step one, if we were to take just a moment to work things out in our head....right, but who has got time for that when the Casey Anthony trial is on).
ASSIMILATION. All of us are required to not only recognize, but demonstrate, that our rights and duties are equally aligned.
We have totally lost touch with the stark reality of life as a responsible, upright, citizen in the United States of America -- as, and here's the real kicker, as our most important "rights" and "duties" are not even enumerated within our founding documents! wow. way to go, guys... way to assume a righteous belief in the human spirit, oh great founding fathers of mine. talk about blame...look at what they done der did (and the awkward courtesy laugh fits in nicely here).
Which means what? We have to learn them; these ideas need to be taught; the desired outcome does not happen purely by accident.
Natural rights -- you know, the kind that we were endowed with, not by man, but by that awesome Creator of ours -- the one's declared as "with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" go something like this:
And on that note then, let's flash gordon over to the DUTIES supply side:
We are witnessing a huge disconnect in and around our world; this world, the one we are living in right now --totally sucks; and it is MY fault, your fault, and every body's fault. But I know, if I stop and change my evil ways, while you stop long enough to change yours, sometime down the road we may be finding good old America sitting right side up again.
We've got this American way thing all backwards and upside down; and the real thing is (besides Coca-Cola), is that our so called rights should be the least of our concern.
The way I figure it is, all we really have to do is go back to doing our duty again -- to God and to country -- and for EACH OTHER, especially our children. I believe, before you know it, nearly every single one of our societal woes would be gone. poof. taken care of. swiped clean. while perhaps the very last thing we would be needing is an attorney.
IF only...if only we kept right on assimilating with the process of self-reliance -- keeping up with our end of the bargain and honoring the way of sound self-government living in community with one another. If only.
And can you just imagine it...just what would the headlines be saying about us then?
Makes me giddy just thinking about it.
Make it a Good Day, G
reading the news this morning, glancing over some of my favorite freedom and liberty vibes, it came to me -- a certain disconnect is making it's way through the air.
Now, my senses have long felt this sway when captured by the headlines on the daily market watch; it never fails, the quick remark of why the market is up, or why the market is down, seems to fly by someone's seat of the pants. Just last week the market may be down for austerity woes of Greece -- while this week, it's up for the fourth straight day for the very same reason -- only different; yesterday was Monday and just before the Sun entered Cancer, while today is Tuesday, marked by a Vesta of 20 degrees of Aquarius. go ahead, look it up.
And all this when our headlines vacillate from Doctors in Chicago, at the AMA convention, saying they have no problem with the latest health insurance requirement, as if the trillion dollar entitlement is as good as paid for and no worries exist on the co-payment horizon; while congress sits on their hands and closes their eyes in discussions on the Debt Ceiling -- never mind the venomous barbs back and forth, practically speaking in tongues, over Medicare; and all while, the hottest news stories revolve around a guy who wouldn't pull his pants up when choosing to fly the friendly skies recently, a mother that "allegedly" killed her own daughter and partied for a month before telling anyone, and riots in Vancouver -- with a college fling spotlighted for two days over just a kiss in the middle of the road -- and all over a pathetic loss in a hockey game (yeah, not my country, but still...) These are the things that consume our free time.
News keeps going on around us even when the world is on fire -- even when the sky is falling -- even when we are about to lose it all. Which is strange, given we are steeped in the age of reality TV, our first inclination is not to say a word. Perhaps if we deny the prevailing winds long enough they will go away.
But seriously, if we took our emotional cues from the headlines, I have no doubt, every one of us would be flying high in the funny farm.
There is nothing grounding us.
We have lost our ability to think clearly and use good reason in order to navigate the road ahead, so that we might be able to fairly evaluate our current situation and move forward with confidence; our own denial and disconnect from reality is sending us into just another dimension of coping, while, at the same time, putting us on the trajectory of deep regret, total loss, and a downright miserable future.
And this, all because we -- as a whole -- are way too busy flitting and fluttering on meaningless things.
Our disconnect is beginning to show.
Yesterday was all about our pledge -- to God, to country, and each other -- as written according to our Declaration of Independence..."And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." And I thought to myself 'this defines assimilation...this is one nation under God...this is the missing link between division and citizens united.'
We hasten to rush to criticize the lack of assimilation from those who come here searching for a new life, the shelter of a land which honors freedom and liberty for all, a land which welcomes equal opportunity in the pursuit of happiness -- and yet, it has been that very thing that has created a great divide within our own, those born and raised with every opportunity in the world. How can we expect other people to come, assimilate, become one nation under God, when we, ourselves, no longer live by example?
So what, do as I say but not as I do is the new American way?
So in between the headlines -- with the Wal-Mart class action lawsuit, with Wisconsin Court of Appeals, with the NLRB suing Boeing, with the DOJ suing Arizona, with everyday citizens suing Obamacare's Individual Mandate....oh right, with Casey Anthony sitting there looking dumbfounded for the tenth day in a row -- my latest realization points in one direction: attorneys. all of them. left, right and center. for good. for evil. we are a no longer the honor society but a vile, loathsome, litigious society placing all responsibility and attorney's fees on somebody else. Just look at me carrying on like so...
Don't look at me...it is not my fault, it's his fault.
I have rights (and my rights are more important than yours).
If it doesn't work the old fashioned way, sue. File a motion. Cease and Desist. Place a Moratorium. Take it to court. Blame somebody else. Claim no fault of my own.
Anyone see where I am going with this? Or are the lights on and nobody is home? Did we get disconnected somehow... ah oh, think I am losing you...can you hear me now?
As a country, we proceeded to work quite well as long as we remembered two things: yes, we are fully loaded with plenty of GOD given, endowed, rights [that is the good news] but the bad news is, they come action packed with DUTIES (both public and private). ....awkward.
SO, somehow, over the years of having too much fun, we have forgotten that step one comes only when we have faithfully followed through with step two (which that would mean, step two really comes before step one, if we were to take just a moment to work things out in our head....right, but who has got time for that when the Casey Anthony trial is on).
ASSIMILATION. All of us are required to not only recognize, but demonstrate, that our rights and duties are equally aligned.
We have totally lost touch with the stark reality of life as a responsible, upright, citizen in the United States of America -- as, and here's the real kicker, as our most important "rights" and "duties" are not even enumerated within our founding documents! wow. way to go, guys... way to assume a righteous belief in the human spirit, oh great founding fathers of mine. talk about blame...look at what they done der did (and the awkward courtesy laugh fits in nicely here).
Which means what? We have to learn them; these ideas need to be taught; the desired outcome does not happen purely by accident.
Natural rights -- you know, the kind that we were endowed with, not by man, but by that awesome Creator of ours -- the one's declared as "with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" go something like this:
- The right to self-government
- The right to bear arms for self-defense
- The right to own, develop, and dispose of property
- The right to make personal choices
- The right of free conscience
- The right to choose a profession
- The right to petition
- The right to assemble
- The right to free speech
- The right to enjoy the fruits of one's labors
- The right to explore the natural resources of the earth...
And on that note then, let's flash gordon over to the DUTIES supply side:
- The duty to honor the supremacy of the Creator and his laws...Nature's Law, Divine Law, Universal Law...
- The duty not to take the life of another except in self-defense
- The duty not to steal or destroy the property of another
- The duty to be honest in all transactions with others
- The duty of children to honor and obey their parents and elders
- The duty of parents and elders to protect, teach, feed, clothe, and provide shelter for children
- The duty to support law and order and keep the peace
- The duty not to contrive through a covetous heart to despoil another
- The duty to be temperate
- The duty to become economically self-sufficient
- The duty to maintain the integrity of the family structure
- The duty to support personal and public standards of common decency
- The duty to follow rules of moral rectitude...
We are witnessing a huge disconnect in and around our world; this world, the one we are living in right now --totally sucks; and it is MY fault, your fault, and every body's fault. But I know, if I stop and change my evil ways, while you stop long enough to change yours, sometime down the road we may be finding good old America sitting right side up again.
We've got this American way thing all backwards and upside down; and the real thing is (besides Coca-Cola), is that our so called rights should be the least of our concern.
The way I figure it is, all we really have to do is go back to doing our duty again -- to God and to country -- and for EACH OTHER, especially our children. I believe, before you know it, nearly every single one of our societal woes would be gone. poof. taken care of. swiped clean. while perhaps the very last thing we would be needing is an attorney.
IF only...if only we kept right on assimilating with the process of self-reliance -- keeping up with our end of the bargain and honoring the way of sound self-government living in community with one another. If only.
And can you just imagine it...just what would the headlines be saying about us then?
Makes me giddy just thinking about it.
Make it a Good Day, G
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