The Fall of Civilization

"Now it is appalling that since the dawn of history no less than 22 civilizations have risen and fallen. And when you go to look for the reasons and classify the reasons,they are monotonous in their similarity.
#1-They lost their religious convictions and flouted basic morality.
#2-They became obsessed with sex.
#3-They debased their money of its intrinsic value and let inflation run rampant.
#4-Honest work ceased to be a virtue.
#5-Respect for law disintegrated and violence became an accepted method of achieving individual and group desires, and----
#6-They reached the point where the citizens were no longer willing to be soldiers and fight for the defence of their nation and their heritage. They resorted to paid mercenaries or tried to buy off their attacker"-----Kenneth McFarland
Dose this sound like what is happening in our country? I think we all had better stand up and let our voices be heard. We need to call our elected officials and remind them who they work for or come November they may be unemployed. I for one love my country, served 25 years and and have a son over in Afghanistan . We must open our eyes and see what is happening and warn all who will listen. I will post more later.

Reflections

Yesterday I was a spunky teenager, Today I am a not so spunky 67 year old man facing knee replacement surgery. Yet with all of my weaknesses and imperfections, I still feel very blessed to be alive and have loving family around me. I often reflect back on people and places and events in my past. For the most part, all was pleasant. Would I have done any thing different? You bet! But that is not something that we can do. So we go forward doing the best we can to make our future as bright as we can. It maters not where we have been, only where we are going. Well, I will post another time.