STOP BEING AFRAID!
A great line in the movie DUNE…
‘I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when my fear is gone I will turn and face fear’s path, and only I will remain.‘
It is sooo easy for government to scare us. All we have to do is let Washington D.C. go unchecked. Stop thinking and forget the constitution. Then government can step in, say our country is in trouble and start spending our money; in spite of what we say or do. Fear then tells us we can’t do anything. When we remove fear, we realize we need to contact our congressmen and tell them how things are. Take the issue back by the pen, which is mightier than the sword.
Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined. Fear can cause inactivity or rash behaviour. But what it doesn’t cause is thinking. You have to remove fear before cognitive thought can occur. Fear is often used to control large groups of people!
The reason Wingnuts study the U.S. Constitution and our Founding Documents is that it continues to remind and instruct us that “We the People” are meant to govern the United States not a few select individuals! Trying NEW things doesn’t work unless you know why the old system was set in place. Government control. And if YOU think government control won’t effect you. Do you really know that!? How about liquor being the new tobacco? How about you just being afraid to speak what you really think? You don’t need to be afraid, just conscious that those things can happen.
Start making a habit of writing letters to our representatives. Write a snail mail letter, for greater effect. Drown out the special interest groups and the lobbyists voice, because they really don’t care about what you want. Maybe we need to write them also!
All you need to do is be brave. Bravery doesn’t ignore the fear; it conquers the fear! Then you will come up with more than one solution to the problem. Then figure out how to carry out the plan. My solutions are writing government, getting involved in government and getting others involved contacting their representatives. It’s not easy. If you want easy - be afraid! It’s just not as hard as you think!
Land of the Free and Home of the Brave!
December 31st, 2008 at 5:31 pm
The good book tells us that if we be prepared we need not fear. There are many ways to be prepared, physically, emotionally, spiritually. And I agree with Guy that we must not give in to government scare tactics. We need to ask questions, even if they sound stupid, and we need to demand answers that address the questions, not that try to smooth feathers.
Another thing we can do is get behind people willing to get involved, and support them in any and every way we possibly can. Be sure to make them accountable, too.