It's a simple sentence. It's a powerful, yet simple mindset. It is me.
Look around you. Do you notice the changes that are happening? Do you notice the ways you are changing? Do you notice the way society is shifting to a child-like form? Do you see the dependency that has perverted the American way of life? Are you OK with it? I'm not.
Our society is growing more and more dependent. We depend on the government, we depend on other governments, and we depend on everything but ourselves. We are being Reconstructed to think that this is OK. It's not OK. At all. There is a school in Chicago that won't even allow students to bring their own lunch from home to "protect students from their own unhealthful food choices". Do you really want anyone, let alone a government, telling us whether or not we can pack our own lunch? I don't.
I will not be Reconstructed to think that it is OK to have someone decide what I will eat for lunch. I will not be Reconstructed to think that it is OK that 5% of people pay 95% of the taxes. I will not be Reconstructed to think that if I make poor financial or life decisions that the government will be there to bail me out. I will not be Reconstructed to think that personal responsibility and individual liberties are a silly idea. I WILL NOT BE RECONSTRUCTED.
This blog is about being prepared for anything that may happen. Part of being prepared is an idea that I call "(wo)man-ing up". Man up! I don't need anyone telling me what I can eat or drink at lunch. I don't need someone telling me if I can buy beer on a Sunday. I am a citizen of a country that got tired of England telling them what they should do or shouldn't do by micromanaging everything. I am a citizen of a country that values(or valued) individual liberty and personal freedoms. I am a citizen of a country that was founded, protected, and filled with people who DO, not people who wait to be taken care of. I will not be Reconstructed to think otherwise.
I am not naive enough or in enough denial to think that I don't use government services: Having roads is a beautiful thing, having a military that secures my liberty is amazing beyond words, and having a governing body that enforces the rule of law is a blessing that I always count. But enough is enough. I don't want or need to be dependent on the government for every aspect of my life. And I'm ashamed that many people seem to be OK with this.
Then again, maybe I'm the crazy one. I worked all through high school and college, graduated from both and after 7 years in the industry finally have a job where I am moving up. Maybe I'm crazy for thinking that I am responsible for my basic necessities, my retirement, and my health. Maybe I'm completely nuts for thinking that it was anything other than sheer luck and good fortune that in this awful economic time I got a job before I graduated, and then less than a year later had a company offering me more money and better hours. But even if I am actually crazy for thinking these things, I won't be Reconstructed to think otherwise.
I made The Choice. I'm prepared for situations my life throws at me. I take responsibility for decisions I make. I believe hard work pays off.
I'll end with a song lyric that Dr. Bob Wilson showed me while I was in college.
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