The "Birth" of Complacency-Day 115

Happy Monday:

May your work week be the best week ever. But let us first deal with today, as it is the present, and a gift given to each of us.

This past weekend was a joyous and sadden time, for my daughter, and myself. We found out some very good news, while listening to some of the best motivational speakers there are, and on the other hand, we learned that every that is "said", is not always the truth. But most important, we learned that we have each other, and as long as God gives me breath in my body, I will always be here for my beautiful daughter.

Moving forward. I started reading a new book this weekend. The book is a motivational, self-help book, which are my favorite books. I believe that you are what you think you are. I believe that our mind is so powerful that we can convince it to believe whatever we desire to have, and our mind will develop a "course of action" by which we can accomplish our desired results. I believe that we must constantly motivate ourselves, by what we read, watch and the people we allow in our lives. Sometimes, we have no control over some of the people, as they may be related by blood. But we can surely limited the access these same "negative" people have inour lives.

I am because I believe I am, is my philosophy. So why are so many people, especially Black people, complacent with their present state of being? First, what is complacency?

Complacency-a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.

Motivate-to provide with a motive or motives; incite; impel.

Power-ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.

Let's just think for a moment about our America's present economic condition. What are we spending most of our money on? Do you know? huh? Let me give you a clue.....complacency. Now can you guess what it is?

United States of America spend most of our tax dollars on "social programs". Yep, that is right, and I said it. Albeit, I have used some of these programs, as a means to help get on my feet, as opposed to allowing the use of these programs to become a way of life.

In fact, did you know: "The Treasury Department has the second largest expense in the federal budget. Only income redistribution (The Departments of Health and Human Services, HUD, and Agriculture (food stamps)) is higher. As the debt increases, so does the interest payment. Social spending is the largest item in our federal budget. Do you have "Compassion" for lower income earners?

In Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09), the Treasury Department spent $383 Billion of your money on interest payments to the holders of the National Debt. Compare that to NASA at $19 Billion, Education at $53 Billion, and Department of Transportation at $73 Billion".(Amac)

We have become a nation of people depending on others to take care of them instead people taking care of themselves. We have become a nation full of people that are complacent. It is NOT the taxpayers responsibility to make sure our children are fed, housed and taken care of. I do not get this. When a girl/young woman makes a conscious decision to engage in unprotected sex, and oops, gets pregnant, who is responsible for that child? Are you ? Am I?

The responsibility clearly lie with the young woman, and the young man that take it upon themselves to engage in sexual acts. Their action eventually produce a baby. The baby must be cared for emotionally, financially and in all other aspects. These parents need to get a job, to financially suppor their child, and solicit help from their family members. Taxpayors should NOT be responsible for other people mistakes. If you make a baby, YOU should be financially responsible for it. This is the only way to make people responsible for their own actions. Otherwise, we create a nation of complacency, which we have done. Everybody says "give me", and no one wants to work and be responsible for their actions.

What if we started a new government plan. NO WORK. NO FOOD. How many people do you think you would see just standing around waiting on someone to give them something for absolutely nothing? Think about it this way.""For society as a whole, nothing comes as a 'right' to which we are 'entitled'. Even bare subsistence has to be produced.... The only way anyone can have a right to something that has to be produced is to force someone else to produce it... The more things are provided as rights, the less the recipients have to work and the more the providers have to carry the load." Thomas Sowell, quoted in Forbes and Reader's Digest.

We need to take a greater stand against complacency, and make people be responsible for their own lives, and their own choices. I truly believe that if you give a man a fish, he will eat for one day. But if you TEACH him to fish, he will eat for a lifetime. Teach people to be self reliant. The more people are self reliant, the more we can reduce our budget deficit, and maybe one day, education will become the priority, and all American children will be guaranteed a free college education.

Now "education" is something, most taxpayers, don't mind paying for. An educated people is an educated nation.

Have a wonderful and responsible day.

L. for Love