I'm now 76. I have worked hard since I was 17. And in spite of some serious health challenges, I put in many 50-hour work weeks, and very rarely called-in sick. I have made a reasonably good salary, but I did not just inherit my job or my income. I worked hard to get to where I am today. Given the current terrible state of the economy, it looks as though retirement is a bad idea but I am tired, very tired.
I'm tired of being told that I have to spread the wealth to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told that the government will take the money which I earn, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn their own.
I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "religion of peace," when every day I read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives, and daughters for the sake of their family's "honor"; of Muslims rioting over some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Christian, Jews and other non-Muslims because they are "infidels"; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning to death teenage rape victims for "adultery"; of Muslims mutilating little girls' genitals all "in the name of Allah" because the Qur'an and the Shari'a law tells them to.
I'm tired of being told that out of "tolerance for other cultures", we must let Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries use oil money to fund mosques and madrassas [Islamic schools] which preach hate and death to non-Muslims in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, America and Canada, while no one is allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia or any other Arab country to teach about Christian love and tolerance.
I'm tired of being told that I must lower my living standard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate.
I'm tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up their noses or stick a needle in their arm while they tried to fight it off?
I'm tired of hearing highly paid professional athletes, entertainers and politicians of all parties talking about their innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we all know that their only mistake was getting caught.
I'm tired of people with a sense of entitlement, be they rich or poor.
I'm really tired of people who don't take responsibility for their lives and actions but instead merely blame the government, discrimination or whatever cause for their self-created problems.
I'm tired and fed up of young people in their teens and early 20s who bedeck themselves in tattoos, body piercings, and face studs which make them unemployable and then only expect money from the government.
Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to be 76 because I know that I have only a few years left in this world, and then, I no longer have to further see how this world is rapidly deteriorating at the rate people are messing it up. Thank God, I am on my way out instead of on my way in.
However, I really pity the children and youth who have yet to face the ugliness in this world.
Note: The article above reportedly written by Bill Cosby, the well-known TV star, says it very well. It should be read by every man, woman, and child in the world who is able to read and can comprehend what he/she reads.
I'm tired of being told that I have to spread the wealth to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told that the government will take the money which I earn, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn their own.
I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "religion of peace," when every day I read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives, and daughters for the sake of their family's "honor"; of Muslims rioting over some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Christian, Jews and other non-Muslims because they are "infidels"; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning to death teenage rape victims for "adultery"; of Muslims mutilating little girls' genitals all "in the name of Allah" because the Qur'an and the Shari'a law tells them to.
I'm tired of being told that out of "tolerance for other cultures", we must let Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries use oil money to fund mosques and madrassas [Islamic schools] which preach hate and death to non-Muslims in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, America and Canada, while no one is allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia or any other Arab country to teach about Christian love and tolerance.
I'm tired of being told that I must lower my living standard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate.
I'm tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up their noses or stick a needle in their arm while they tried to fight it off?
I'm tired of hearing highly paid professional athletes, entertainers and politicians of all parties talking about their innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we all know that their only mistake was getting caught.
I'm tired of people with a sense of entitlement, be they rich or poor.
I'm really tired of people who don't take responsibility for their lives and actions but instead merely blame the government, discrimination or whatever cause for their self-created problems.
I'm tired and fed up of young people in their teens and early 20s who bedeck themselves in tattoos, body piercings, and face studs which make them unemployable and then only expect money from the government.
Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to be 76 because I know that I have only a few years left in this world, and then, I no longer have to further see how this world is rapidly deteriorating at the rate people are messing it up. Thank God, I am on my way out instead of on my way in.
However, I really pity the children and youth who have yet to face the ugliness in this world.
Note: The article above reportedly written by Bill Cosby, the well-known TV star, says it very well. It should be read by every man, woman, and child in the world who is able to read and can comprehend what he/she reads.
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