Waiting for a miracle.

A crippled man went into a catholic church determined to regain full use of his legs. He went to the holy water and splashed it on his legs and threw off his crutches. An alter boy, who had seen the whole thing rushed off to find the priest to tell him what had happened. When he found the priest he recounted what he had witnessed and the priest exclaimed "My son, you have witnessed a miracle, where is the man now?" to which the alter boy replied "He is lying on the ground next to the holy water"
In man instances some of us are looking for some miracle. We oftentimes look to the government to solve our problems, and when they don't come to the rescue we criticize and complain. We are not helpless and we do not need "big brother" to solve all of our problems. What would our country be like today if the original framers of the constitution believed that the government should step in and legislate a solution to every problem that our country encountered? The United States of America is strong, not because the government is strong, but because it's citizens are hard-working and intellectual. When we get away from the values that set us apart we will get away from the source of our countries greatness.

Rights and privileges

When James Madison proposed the 1st 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution (the bill of rights), they were introduced and ratified with the intent to limit the powers of the federal government. And now it seems as though people we want the government to do everything for us. In our country we have an overwhelming sense of entitlement. Young kids believe that they have the right to drive. People that don't work think that they have the right to welfare. We have confused rights with privileges, and many of us have abused our privileges. There our people in this country that criticize our government and disrespect our flag and their actions a protected by the very institution that they want to destroy. Politicians say that we have the right to health care but where do all of these rights come from? The Declaration of Independence states that we are "endowed by our creator" with certain rights, but they don't include driving or getting a prescription filled. If we need it we should be able to get treatment from a health care provider however we should not view these as rights because they are privileges. In the aftermath of recent natural disasters we have seen the backlash of angered citizens that criticized the government for their failure to respond quickly with aid to those who were affected by storms. There were people waiting, and waiting for the federal government to come to their rescue. What ever happened to be prepared? I work for a company that specializes in long term food storage. Everyday I talk with people who are taking responsibility for themselves so that they don't have to rely on the government to support themselves and their families. I don't know how we got to the point where we expect so much and expect to do so little, but we need a serious adjustment of our perspective. What happened to "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country"? We need to stop deluding ourselves into believing that we deserve what we have not truly earned. We should not "wring our bread from the sweat of another man's brow."