We simply do not live within our own means. What does that mean exactly? We want more in life then we can afford financially and what we can handle. Another words, we are very spoiled people. This is more then wanting this or that, but the attitude we have towards life itself. We need to think right before we can act right.
That means of thinking right is more personal then global. Believe it or not, how we conduct our personal life can and will make a difference in our community. How long it takes to think right is up to how childish and selfish we are now. Let's look at some of our characteristics. Right now we are way to hateful towards homosexuals. If one believes in this lifestyle or not, it does not matter. They want to live as they do, and under the Constitution of the United States of America, they have the right to live as they see fit, PERIOD!
As a big majority, we are still racist. Here is another shine on complete and total ignorance. If one really knows about ancient history, one will realize there is no such thing as a true race. With all the wars that went on, international relationship happened big time. It happened so much that genetically there are pure bread of true race of human beings today. The skin color may be noticeable, but that is about it. The only color blindness today is constant ignorance.
Females in the 21st Century are still being looked at as lower class species. If a female can bare a child, go through a monthly menstrual cycle, marry men, and live through it all without kicking every male in the ass, then they are the most durable creatures on the planet. Each and every female should be respect, but instead we men show our complete and total ignorance by saying we are better then females. If they can raise a family, then they can do jst about anything us males can do if not a hell of a lot better.
In living within our means, we must first have the right mentality. This will be the hardest part of all of us to go forward in our economic recovery. We must do this never the less. Once we get into the habit of the right mentality, then we can rightfully take the next step. What that next step will be is up to all of us as individuals and as a people as a whole. Another words, we must better ourselves for the good of ourselves and a nation. Believe it or not, the rest of the world is watching us. We as with SPQR, ancient Rome, do have an influence on others around the world.
Spite all that you may hear from politicians, we are not that big of a financial down fall, but we can see it as a wake up call. It can get a lot worse. The USA has been in a lot worse. Here is why I do not believe we are as bad as it sounds: This Labor Day 2008, we donated over $64 Million Dollars to the Jerry Lewis Telethon. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, was a record high from last year. If things are showing progress then what is really going on?
Let me state this: We hooked up with NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), we had the Y2K scare, we had dotcoms failures, and we had an attack on our soul on September 11, 2001. How I see it, all the financial failures were right after we got on board NAFTA. All the things that Al Gore promised us if we had NAFTA in the USA went 180 degrees very fast. The failures seems to be coming from our Federal Government then from us. From what I have read and heard, it is the banks that got a lot of people to spend more then our means. Just the same we could have said "No thank you."
If I am correct, the banks are run by our Federal Government. Why were they getting us to over spend? Could it be due to the cost of the War in Iraq? After all, the more we invest, the more the government can take from that investment. If we can see what is really happening behind closed doors in our Federal Government, we might find our answers, and other ugly things that are going on. I say we need to keep a very close eye out on how our government does their jobs starting on January 20, 2009. After all the preamble of the Constitution of the United States says, "WE THE PEOPLE..."
That facts are this: We can make a difference in how our economy's future. We simply need to get our politicians to follow the way we want it to be done. This means we cannot allow the politicians to continue down the path they have done. If President Elect Obama is truly sincere in doing what he says he will do, then we need to do our part with him. That is to live within our means on all fronts of our lives. Yesterday is gone. We have the here and now to do the best we can for the future.
Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Real Name: Brandon Bowers
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