1st Quarter 2009.
As we enter into the new age of
Responsibility, many of us find ourselves on the precipice of uncertainty.
Now that the U.S. presidential elections are over, we must in fairness
afford the opportunity for our new president to do that which is right
for the United States. Although I am a staunch conservative and do not
believe in big government, my prior training as a U.S. Marine does not allow
me to do anything other than to back the new president, regardless of his
ideology or political leaning. No president of this great nation wants to see
any harm come to the people or the country. In saying that, there will be
a rather long period before any great changes take place because of policies
instituted by the new administration. The economy will get worse before it
gets better as evidenced by the new round of layoffs recently. The people of this country are hurting and no matter what
President Obama does, there will be no changes for the better for a long
time as all change takes time. Meanwhile, people in a hard position must do
what they have to do in order to make ends meet. Can you imagine having
little mouths to feed and a roof to keep over their heads? It’s hard to
imagine isn’t? So I pose the question, what would you do if it happened to
you; all of your unemployment benefits are exhausted, 401K gone, no work
is available or you are too old to get hired, too young to have any skills,
just what would you do? The answer is obvious isn’t it?
We will do what is necessary, it’s as simple as that.
We will all have to pay for the sins of the companies that brought this
nation to its economical knees, and by the time it is all said and done with,
we will see several trillion dollars of tax payer’s money go to propping up
the country. Now what of the people who are not working, I predict by this
time next year we will be at double digit figures in unemployment. The burden
increases on those who are working to pay for the rest that are not as well
as bail out the companies who hold their greedy palms out. Let’s not forget
that the social security we were counting on for those of us who aren’t
wealthy, will not be in existence 10 years from now at the rate we are going.
How are you going to retire? So what do we notice more than
anything else taking place around us? That’s right, Crime. People are doing
what they need to do in order to make ends meet, to feed the little mouths
and to keep the roof over their collective heads. Crime is on the rise and will
continue to do so until the Age of Responsibility is fully understood by all
men and women of this country and of the world. We as a people of the world
have created this experience that we are living now and if it is not evidence
enough that each country is inexplicably tied with every other country, well
then until that time, we are going to go through a long period of
transmutation. We are a few short years from
Dec. 21, 2012 when the new Age of Responsibility is ushered in. We are fast
approaching a time of physical and metaphysical change, the likes that have
never been known to mankind. This is where I agree with President Obama, we
as a people must let down the divisions of color and religion and come
together for the good of all mankind. All men and women in the world are
brothers and sisters and whether one believes this or not is irrelevant. All of
us have common goals in life; to live free, to love and be loved and the
pursuit of happiness. We have a large undertaking to insure that we as a people
head in the proper direction. There is much to be done and much
to prepare for. Considering all that has been said coupled with your own
analysis of the current state of affairs in this country, it is your obligation
to you and your family that you first of all take care of yourself. It is
imperative that you make yourself as healthy as possible. A strong healthy
body is the 1st defense in the prevention of disease. A strong healthy body
supports and fosters a strong emotionally fit mind. A strong healthy body is
required to protect your loved ones as well as to protect the weak and the
old. Your body is truly your only possession, so treat it like gold.
Ving Tsun is the answer to a powerful body and mind.
I implore of all to begin training as if your life is reliant upon it. The more
you train and the more you demand of yourself, the wheat will in time
separate from the chaff. Take charge of your training and train to win
because when you most need that training to come forth, it is there to serve
you as faithfully as you served it. Your family and country rely on you and
you rely on your family and country. Never give up and never quit. Stay ever
vigilant and all that you touch will turn to Gold!
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