Character

Character is something I don't see to often these days. Call me a crazy, but my Character is one of the most valuable things I have. The reason... on my judgment day I don't want to have to answer for my wrong doings. That is my ultimate fear, loosing my soul. Any consequence I receive for doing the right thing, never seems to great that I would not do the right thing.

Oh, I think about the other side sometimes. I am human and in the past, I have done the wrong thing, ohhhhhhh have I done the wrong thing, but... I learned. I learned that doing the wrong thing not only felt bad, but the consequences were not worth the gain of doing the wrong thing.

So I learned that when I look someone in the eye and tell them I will be there, or I will do something or that they can count on me; I would do anything to do just that. That when someone asks me a question, I will be honest, regardless of what I believe they will think of my answer.

This is the core dysfunction with this country right now. We have allowed to many to do the wrong thing and have rewarded those who do the wrong thing, including our Government. Normally people tell me that I shouldn't expect out of others, what I expect out of myself because I will just be disappointed... that may be the case. But I choose to not just expect, but demand the same from my elected officials. If we all find our Character and hold ourselves accountable, we can do the same for others. We need to get back to a time when your word is your bond and the content of character is your wealth.

I think I understand a little more....

I made a connection this weekend, with a Liberal, if you can believe that :-)

I was talking with a friend who is a self-proclaimed Liberal and I really dove into her beliefs. What she thought about the issues of today, what she thinks are the solutions and I understood her main objective, to make this country and world perfect. Where no one is hungry, everyone lives a long and happy life, no child is unwanted and no one goes without clothing and shelter.

Can I relate to her... YES!

I would want all of that too; the difference... I know that is not reality. She truly believes that through government we can accomplish all of those things. That it is people who are bad and do not want to help others and that the select few who are in power can force charity on others.

The problem is, how do you know the people in power are not subject to the same greed and power hunger the rest of us are? You don't. Power over others is one of the most attractive trait most would want. Unfortunately most do not want that power for good, but for selfish reasons of fame, notoriety and forced adoration.

I on the other hand believe that "The People" have a better moral compass than the Government; in fact I believe the government's compass has been broken for quite some time. The thing is, I believe that the Government running things leaves too much power in the hands of few and that a capitalist Republic, places the power in the hands of the people. Although there may be evils that come with Capitalism, I would never deny that, I think those evils are few compared to the advantage of the system.

I believe what we have to make clear to those who believe "Government knows best" is THAT government does not exist. A limited government is a good government, that the People's Government is the best government. If we can convince them this Utopia does not exist and actually the closet we got to it was under the Founding Fathers of this country. That is how they will accomplish what they want for everyone, is by letting The People be the driving force behind the charity, not the Government.