THAT HOLE IN OUR FOOT

 There is an old country boy saying that offers some sage advice… 

                                      DON’T SHOOT YOUR SELF IN THE FOOT.

I would think that would be common sense dictating the obvious.  I’m pretty sure that saying came about during the days of the “Wild Wild,West”.  In those days, decades in the past, law, order and disorder were maintained by those with the ability to draw their sidearm and to shoot straight in order to eliminate threat.  Oft times, if inexperienced in the practice of drawing your pistol from its holstered resting place, holes in ones boot was a painful result.  That result could be attained regardless of intention whether it is for good or for bad.  Our country’s older generation has strong memories of those tumultuous years of the cowboy, the sheriff-marshals and the outlaw.  The radio, movies and then television gave us a belief in law and order and the never ending success of good over evil.  The good guys always had white hats, two guns, and the girl while the outlaw lay bleeding out his crime laden life.  If I were to teach the new batch of our societal inhabitants anything it would be:

• That good is better than evil
• Tempered with a knowledge of which is which
• The Ten Commandments, regardless of religious beliefs, are a good basis
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• Intention is important in life
• Refer to the above for direction
•  Common sense              and fact should dictate action
• Don’t rely on someone else’s emotion or intentions.
• The words can and are generally mightier than the sword
• Words from our beliefs, our beliefs form who we are
• Know where and why at whom and/or what you are pointing your weapon
• Most importantly “DON’T SHOOT YOUR SELF IN THE FOOT!

Our nation, our society has been shot in the foot by our own good intentions.  Our unity in beliefs has been under attack and the “E PLURIBUS UNUM” has been shattered by those who would divide us into splinters of separateness for their own self-interest of personal and national power.  They have used the errors of our childhood and adolescence as a nation to induce guilt as a weapon against us.  Unfortunately our own desire, to be a kinder, gentler more loving people has opened the door to the Trojan horse that can destroy our society…  If we let it.

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DEFEND IT