The Value of American Values

Are we undermining our own value as a union of people; not only in monetary value but in how we value each other as beings? A state where we do not protect our fellow American from discrimination, persecution, destruction, deception, and oppression, is not a true state of the people for the people, is it? A state where citizens value money more than the survival of their fellow statesmen and neighbors, cannot be any better than the barbaric tribes or enslaving rulers the enlightened freed themselves from, can it? A state that allows its elected officials to seize the opportunity to put financial gains and personal advancement ahead of the education and health of the people who elect them, can surely not stand the test of time, can it? What good is a few dozen wealthy Americans?

Our collective understanding of what is happening to the people of our union is a sad state. Nations are states; but the most important state to protect is the state of mind where we see the success of all fellow citizens as interconnected and detrimental to our own personal survival.

Confidence

It seems some are born with it and some are not. It seems some can attain it as they are growing just as there are those who lose it as they progress. Confidence is a healthy thinking mind. It is a mind that is certain that it understands the experience. Confidence is a pair of eyes that can see what the situation calls for. It is a pair of ears that can decipher between the numerous sounds being heard. Confidence carries the messages of well spoken words that break the walls of miscommunication. Confidence is knowing how others feel. It is sympathetic decision making.

Most importantly, confidence is believing in your execution and standing by the choices you make.

The Source Of Life

Take a close look at what makes it possible for you to exist. Look at the face of the thing that lights up your room in the morning. This is the thing that has been outside your window everyday of your life. Without this sphere of energy and light no one would be alive. Look at this thing. A ball of fire and gas covered in a sea of flames floating in the middle of nothingness. So big that everything in its proximity, even bodies that are years away from it, are affected by its pull. The Earth would be a falling rock if not for the gravitational pull on this thing. It is multi-purposeful too. It heats our planet and keeps us warm. The light it offers is needed in the growth of all things natural, including our own. The Sun is the center of our own universe. The core of all things. The source of life.

Guns and Kindness

You have the right to own a gun just as you have the right to speak. So anyone who complains about the existence of guns in our everyday lives needs to face the facts. There is nothing you can do about it. People who are willing to gun down the innocent will be willing to obtain their weapons in illegal ways.

There are also those who think owning a gun should be made easier. Their concept is "more guns, more safety". Will people be less motivated to commit an act of crime because they know everyone is strapped? What option do you have to protect your loved ones should some one stupid try to harm them?

The issue is not the gun its who fired it. There are too many angry people out there. I will always hold people accountable for their actions but humanity has sort of let these tired souls down. They do not know a happy day and have carried the anger since youth. If you are not feeling love, friendship, and self-worth then the experience of life can be frustrating. Living is absolutely tough. To try to get through by yourself or to feel that there is no one who can relate to you is not an easy place to be.

It is not enough to be nice, you must be kind to the people you encounter. Try to relate to them. Make an attempt to understand those around you, they may be carrying a gun.

Appreciation

It is important to be thankful in this existence. There is a thin line between good and bad, success and failure and even life and death. We walk these fine lines every day. Sometimes we do not realize how fortunate we are to be on the side of the line that benefits us.

Are you hungry? Do you have access to food?
Are you poor? Do you have access to earn money?
Are you lonely? Do you have access to friends and family?
Are you unenlightened? Do you have access to an education?
Are you unhealthy? Do you have access to medicine?
Are you scared? Do you have access to security?

Most people in the world are hungry, poor, lonely, unenlightened, unhealthy and scared. Make sure you take the time to realize and appreciate the way the world has spun in your favor.

Baruch Hashem