Truth

                                                              Truth




What is truth? How important is truth? Truth is one of the virtues of life that we should live by, and that we must live by if we want to maintain our honor, dignity, self-respect, and respect from others. Now we can look back through time and see history repeat itself over and over and over again. Great nations have risen and fallen by the morals of its people. Time has shown that a nation that is/was a God fearing nation (whether it was a single diety or multiple dieties that they worshiped doesn't matter) tended to have people of strong moral values, and a sense of truth about themselves and their actions. These nations always seemed to be strong, self reliant, proud, and destined for a good future. But as years would pass and the beliefs in the God or Gods wavered or diminished so would the values of the people, and as the values declined the nation would decline sacrificing morals, and values for material objects, greed, and even lust. And when the societies reached these points the nation would crumble and the surrounding countries would attack and take it over, instituting its own beliefs and rituals.

Now I would say that I am a proud American, I love my country with all my heart. But as I look around I see our decline and it is gaining speed. First, we let our government get too big, which means that it now sees itself as our big brother and thinks that it knows whats best for each and every one of us. Second, we have taken God out of our lives, now I am not a bible thumper, I don't believe in cramming my beliefs down everyones throats but I do believe in God and his goodness as our forefathers did when they founded our great nation. We as a people have let others cram their beliefs down our throats so much that we go out of our way to appease them and disregard our own beliefs. Thirdly, greed has taken over, we as a nation are more concerned about money and what we can get, should get, or even what we think we deserve (not neccesarily earned) that we will stab our own family mebers and friends in the back to get it. No longer do you see people helping each other just to be helpful or friendly, nowadays we only help if it is a benefit to us first.

If we don't want to lose our nation then we need to look in the mirror and see the truth of what we have become. Once we do that, we can fix our own individual selves, and once we fix ourselves we can help our children and friends to see the right and wrongs and to see and face the truths in themselves. Then once they see the truth and make truth a part of their lives they can help their friends and families, and so on, and so forth. Until once again we are the country standing talling, shoulders back, chin up, and the leaders of the world. But it all starts with each of us looking in that mirror and making the choice to face the truth of who we are and becoming the person we were supposed to be.