A WOMAN I AGREE WITH

I was reading Sheila's blog today and read this:

"And we do the same thing. So maybe there's a problem with the way our western countries are now set up. Instead of the doctrine that government should do the necessary, and then bud out, leaving citizens to look after themselves, we've now developed the philosophy that government should fix all ills. And if it's the government's fault, it's not yours. I am not saying the government should not supply any services, or that people should have to completely fend for ourselves. We obviously need a safety net, and government is the most efficient deliverer of some services (public works come to mind). Yet if there is no incentive for people to work hard to provide for themselves, then something fundamental is missing. God made us to reap what we sow. That is how we learn lessons. In the farming days, if you did not plant, you starved. If you did not harvest, you starved. People learned not to be lazy, which is an important moral lesson, told over and over again in the book of Proverbs. So we are rotting from within, too. We may not be doing it as graphically as Johannesburg, but we are rotting. And that's not a good thing."

Sheila is so right!! I see people all the time that expect others to fix their problems or like to blame others for their problems. Children are being raised with a sense of entitlement, expecting instant gratification. When I grew up, you worked for what you wanted and even then you didn't always get it, but you didn't get mad and expect others to just give it to you. Excuses seem to be the fastest growing crop in America. Too bad we can't use them as an optional fuel source.