Remember when? Like a lot of people in my age bracket I frequently receive e-mails recalling days gone by with the title "REMEMBER WHEN". The nostalgic look at the past is good and we can learn from the past and apply it to tomorrow. Self-reliance seems like one of those old fashioned characteristics that we and our parents had. I haven't seen much reference to it lately. Why? Perhaps there isn't much self-reliance any more. Is there a place for self-reliance in an entitlement society? I don't believe there is one. Could self-reliance replace entitlement? I believe it can. But it must be and individual group effort. Is that a conflict of terms? Yes and no. Let's ask ourselves what is self-reliance. From the dictionary: self-re⋅li⋅ance--reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc. Would everyone embrace the idea of determining there own future? If each of us take control of our futures, indeed the future of our governing body, then we can obtain self-reliance. It must be and individual decision0n to act collectively to obtain this common good. And that, my friend, would reclaim the freedoms we have lost due to and entitlement mentality. We could rely on our own decision about our future whether tomorrow or for the next generation.
