At FREEDOMGOFORTH.COM, we have been posting blogs each and every week for 16 months and counting without any breaks. Everyone needs a break now and again to recharge batteries, spend time with the family, and enjoy the wonderful recreational sites our great Nation is fortunate to possess. We encourage all who read our blogs to take time away from the TV and radio, set your mobile phone down, separate yourself from your laptop, notebook, or tablet, and do some pondering and meditation about your life, your influence upon those you associate with, and how you can become a more focused, motivated individual that will benefit not only yourself, but those around you and our Nation and world at large.
We leave you for a time with a few thoughts to consider.
Does it concern you that our current government is taking every action to kill our fossil fuel industry, even though it will lead to ever increasing costs, ever diminishing job prospects, and ever reducing availability of foods and needed products?
Are you concerned that the one man who has his finger on our nuclear arsenal, who makes final decisions about geo-political moves, is mentally compromised?
Are you worried that terrorists are moving freely across our southern border, and potentially making any movement in normal society done so with increasing risk of being involved in a mass casualty event?
Are you bothered by the fact that the belief in a Higher Being (God) is being shunned in favor of the explosion of greed, violence, immorality, and perversions of truth and morality?
WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO TO SAVE OUR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY?
We will be back before you know it. May the Lord bless you and keep you, and God bless the United States of America.
You do not know me. You do not know my name. You may not know anything about me. But yet, here I am. You do not really know what I look like. You do not know the color of my eyes, or the color of my hair. To you, I am mostly invisible. I am hidden from your view. Like you, I have a very humble beginning. There were no world-wide broadcasts announcing my presence, nor were there great parties, receptions or gatherings planned, announced, or entertained upon my arrival into the world scene. I am clearly unknown to only but a very limited few.
We all started from the same place. Without exception, we were all seemingly insignificant. While the very core of our being may be different from one another, from the 10,000-foot level, we are basically identical. Those things that differentiate me from you are most often things we cannot even see. Those differences are really invisible to the naked eye, yet we are nearly identical in all those ways that really count. I do not know about you, but you may have talents, abilities, characteristics, beliefs, that I may share with you . . . or may not share with you . . . as I am not you.
Like you, I am totally dependent upon others. You can eat what you did not sow or grow, or raise, or process, or distribute, or market. Without the help of others, even with the assistance of just a few others, you would cease to exist . . . as would I. How firm are you in your belief structure? Do you sometimes change your mind on certain things? I am still formulating those very same constructs in my own mind, and I am sure they will develop more thoroughly over time, and even possible change, just as maybe you have done recently. Only time will tell.
Like you, I am ambivalent to many things, either because of lack of interest, or maybe more importantly, lack of awareness of what is truly going on around us. However, even if we are not aware of forces acting upon us beyond our scope of knowledge, we are nevertheless impacted, and in some ways permanently, in life-altering ways. Sometimes these forces acting upon us are way beyond our ability to control. Like you, I often feel like a pawn in a huge chess match, unable to make one move without the direction of another. Regardless of the move made upon me, I am the one who will ultimately suffer the consequences if the move made was not to my benefit.
Like you, I am in a life and death struggle to the end. We all will suffer the ultimate fate of death, for it is inevitable. However, there are times when each one of us is more vulnerable to the cessation of life. Such is the case for me at this very moment. Have you figured out yet who or what I am? Let me give you some more hints. To me, the world right now is a dark place, yet I am not blind. Things in my world often seem upside down, rough and turbulent at times. I feel constricted to my local environment and have limited mobility. I can be hurt, and I do feel the pain sometimes inflicted upon me, but yet I am unable to resist the source from whence this pain comes. I feel ready to break out of my cocoon and enter an entirely different world from that which I am used to.
But wait, there seems to be something happening for which I have not been asked for my opinion. I was not asked to be placed in this position in the first place, as that decision was made long ago in terms of my timeframe. I feel truly ready to explore my strange new world, but I fear something wicked this way comes. I feel poking and prodding, then I feel a sharp pain coursing throughout my body. I try to scream in pain and terror, but I cannot, and even if I could, I fear my cry for help would not be heard, and that no one would come to my rescue. Suddenly, I can remember no more. My life has ended even before the exciting part even began. I could have been a great scientist, or teacher, or even a world leader. I could have invented things making humanity a better place and fought for FREEDOM and LIBERTY for those oppressed. I really could have made a difference, but alas, I am not.
WHO AM I? I am the aborted fetus that was only a few days away from being born. How would you feel if you were in my position? Oh wait, your one of the lucky ones, who actually was allowed to live. How fortunate you truly are. But yet some of you forget from whence you came. What if the decision had been to terminate your life in the womb? Where would you be now?
If you wave at me, I will wave back at you. I always find myself at outstanding events. Like most of you, I started from the bottom and have worked my way up, but it has never been done by me alone as I have always had support from those always pulling for me. I would not consider myself to be a star, or even one of many as from where I spend most of my time, the heaven has more stars that can be counted, and I often feel myself to be only a glimpse of what can be. Like many of you, I have earned my stripes through hard work, devotion, and often some measure of sacrifice. Like many of you, I love a good parade. I will gladly walk with my friends and supporters in any parade. I am an avid supporter of knowing our history. Every chance I get, I do my best to remind my friends and fellow citizens of the history of our Nation. I want all people to know about the founding roots of our Nation, and to be reminded of the efforts and sacrifices made by many that have given us this great Nation. I also do my best to remind all who are in my presence that we are not just one big landmass under a single governmental authority, but our Nation is better described as “America of the United States”, where we are independent states, joined together for personal protection and the economics of joint association. Like me, I encourage all who are my friends and those who support me, to gladly and willingly display patriotism through their own actions, by what they say, by what they do, and even by what they wear. By doing so, they show how proud they are of our Nation, and of their belief that this Nation of ours is worth fighting for to protect the faith our Founding Fathers had in us, to maintain and preserve the founding principles upon which this Nation was founded, upon which so many who proceeded us in life had sacrificed their time, efforts, money, treasures, and in many cases, their very lives. As we celebrate this coming 4th of July, I will be attending as many of these celebrations as possible. Your job is to try and find me and see if you recognize me from everything I have described above.
Have you figured out yet who I am? How about what I am? Let me give you a huge hint. Yes, I am totally American through and through, down to the very thread of my being. I am your traditional red, white, and blue American. When you often see me, others, too, will be standing and many singing in unison. As we celebrate this coming 4th of July, see if you can find me and recognize me. I will be trying to attend as many celebratory events as possible. Do not be afraid to take off your hat and put your hand over your heart. Sing loudly and proudly our national anthem as you look at me, for I am the great and beautiful flag of the United States of America!
