Why i gotta say Happy July Fourth?

justfritz:

it doesnt celebrate something thats really important to me….

i dont get no presents…..

I dont feel no love……

And its not a new year (my birthday)

so whats the Point?

This makes me sad for America.  Let’s stop commemorating national holidays and days of pride for our country simply because “I don’t get no presents.” You know, the day of our national independence doesn’t really celebrate something that is important… you know, like our freedom, the very foundations of our country, and the men and women who have died in battle to earn that freedom for us.  Yeah, not important at all.

And the sad thing is that this seems to be the sentiments of a growing number of people. Sad, sad, reality.

Happy Birthday, America

- Love Jesse

This reminds of what one of my professors (a Bible/Theology professor, mind you) said once. It’s probably one of the most memorable things I’ve learned in college.  He said: “Screw the world. Just change yourself.” Everyone has all of these ambitions to be world changers and history makers, but that is never going to happen (at least not in a good way) unless we learn to get our habits under control, unless we can change ourselves. Change yourself first, then change your friends, then change your neighborhood, then the world. Don’t try to take on the world unless you can take on yourself. I’m mainly talking about myself right now. I have a lot of ambitions, a lot of goals, an impact I want to make on the world. But I’ve only recently realized that in order actualize those desires, I have a lot of work to do on myself. Screw the world… for now anyway. I’m just going to focus on me for a while.

This reminds of what one of my professors (a Bible/Theology professor, mind you) said once. It’s probably one of the most memorable things I’ve learned in college.  He said: “Screw the world. Just change yourself.”

Everyone has all of these ambitions to be world changers and history makers, but that is never going to happen (at least not in a good way) unless we learn to get our habits under control, unless we can change ourselves. Change yourself first, then change your friends, then change your neighborhood, then the world. Don’t try to take on the world unless you can take on yourself.

I’m mainly talking about myself right now. I have a lot of ambitions, a lot of goals, an impact I want to make on the world. But I’ve only recently realized that in order actualize those desires, I have a lot of work to do on myself.

Screw the world… for now anyway. I’m just going to focus on me for a while.

Pretty much.
Pretty much.

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