A great article written by Phil over at BabyBoomerBaloney.com. It’s an attitude that is on the increase, and not only amongst us, the Baby Boomers but all generations. How often do you hear, comments along the lines of, “it’s not fair” and ” I want it now, why should I wait”.
Anyway this particular post struck a chord with me so I put it up in full for you to read.
“Class warfare” is the scourge of America. I think it is a huge problem for many of our citizens here in the United States. When things don’t work in your life, blame the wealthy.
Do the rest of you Baby Boomers out there ever get tired of this pathetic claim? I have a few acquaintances who actually believe that anyone that has had any type of success in life has obtained it by cheating others. All businesses, large and small, are corrupt.
I don’t understand this thinking (lack of). I am not wealthy or even close to it. But I have never blamed anyone for my failures in life. I am quite happy with whatever success I have had on my journey and I feel that hard work and determination helped me get to where I am in life.
I have several close friends that have been successful with their businesses after years of hard work and they are among the most decent people I have met in all my years. They have had success because they treat everyone they meet, customers and friends alike, with dignity and respect.
We all have family members or friends that are frustrated with their lives. Their negativity prevents them from getting out of their own way. Many of these people are now asking the government to take care of them. Each one of us is supposed to find a path to the good life no matter what our backgrounds might be.
Unfortunately, negativity has a partner. Many of our national politicians, in an effort to gain votes, tell our frustrated citizens that everything is against them. Wall Street cheats them, big business cheats them, schools don’t give their children good educations, and discrimination and hate will never let them obtain a good job. Vote for me and I will make things better for you.
What hogwash! When a man or a woman in this country wants something and then works hard to get it… there are no limits. Guess what? There is room in this life for individual success for each and every one of us. The difference is, some of us give up.
A great parent and a great teacher, in my mind, is that adult that helps a child to understand that God blesses everyone. As long as that child learns to pursue what is important in life.
Phil has a great site with some fun stuff as well. Ie I like the other recent post re Gordon Lightfoot. So here’s a link to the Baby Boomer Baloney site
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