individualism

[CellarDoor]

Originally posted by DantesInferno
Do the values imposed on a person within society in the name of Individualism threaten society as a whole? If we are constantly emphasizing the individual in society, who are we leaving behind? In the name of Individualism, we pursue our own dreams, our own ambitions, and as time passes, we let others influence such decisions less and less. Is there something that should be said about that?

I believe that individualism is like the clothes that dress ones character, with the added accesories and what have you..but in excess is merely a form of isolation.

[tonioseven]

Somebody sent me this and I kinda like it.

Important you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier at
Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands. He stands
barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from
months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his
family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war. He stands
tough, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He looks at us now
in anger and disgust and tells us this...


I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now your
children graduate too illiterate to read it.

I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you
stay at home because it rains.

I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you
remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business.

I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and
it has stolen democracy from the people.

It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press.

It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech.

It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate.

It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is
draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!!

"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they
protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they
perform for us in our time of need. Amen."



Remember... life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away!