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"Fight the Good
Fight"
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I've heard the phrase "Fight the Good Fight." And I started
wondering - what is the "good fight" - exactly? I do not believe it is
a physical fight. But - is this fight about our lives - you know - laws
and rules like - everyone having to buy health insurance...that does
not cover much - that we need to violate our constitution - our rights
and beliefs - that we have to provide health insurance (anti-abortion
meds, etc.) for our employees (insurance in which we do not believe!)?
Why are so few people disgusted enough with this stuff to say something?
And the thought went through my mind - "Are we spending our energy
fighting neighbors and arguing over gossip - "my friend would not
lie"..well, my buddy would not cheat?" How much time and money has been
spent fighting traffic cameras? That one goes in a circle - by the
way...not enough money to pay officers...put in cameras to handle the
intersections....if the cameras are declared "unconstitutional" - we
are back to not enough money to pay the officers to be everywhere at
once. Also - it's a rule we should accept and obey. Are we
"battle-scarred from these "skirmishes" - if you will? Have we spent
our lives doing the above things...has it taken a toll on our emotions
and depleted our physical bodies? Is it why I hear people say they do
not care what "they" do - "they" meaning the lawmakers and those
officers/elected officials who uphold the laws?
Have the kiddies watched this? Have they accepted the "I don't care
what they do" stance? Somewhere I heard a man say there was a
time to speak and a time to keep silent. I have been reading people's
names in the paper - people I never thought would fool with
heroin...adults...who would never "run the needle"..would not risk a
blood clot or a disease.
I wonder - what "drives" them to do it? I can't help looking past what
is "obvious" to me - a druggie. They get the money to buy the
drugs...they go out somewhere to meet the "connection." No one stays in
their house always. You have to go out to get food and other
necessities. People are "getting together for a cause" in that
situation. To me - it's a masquerade. Every one knows right from wrong
- what's illegal and what's not illegal. So; I think the next question
is - "With banks paying two or three cents on the dollar on savings
accounts and bank cds not far from that, meltdown of our money coins
was $0.028 with paper money close to that, the government telling us
that we have to buy health insurance, etc...when would be a good time
for us to make some "connections" and take back our rights? I am not
trying to be a rabble-rouser or stir up trouble. But - seriously...some
"someones" stood together to take away these things.
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!! MONA
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