During my journey with mental illness I never once asked for one dime from the State of South Carolina, never once asked the State of South Carolina for a food stamp card. Never once asked the State of South Carolinia to pay for my illness medications or any other sort of entitlement. I had to WORK at my recovery and WORK to support myself and my two children.
It baffles me today as I walk through the halls of others journey's to see the care takers of this group of young people who chose drugs and alcohol over school, who chose abortions over facing their responsibilities and who chose an unhealthy relationship with a man or women for the love of God.
Sure we all go through life and make mistakes, the difference between me and others like me and those sucking the system dry of it's resources is they are not forced to grow up. They are not encouraged to face responsibilities for their actions and they all look for the "happy" pill to take away the depression, take away the chaos of life.
It is my experience that once you come to the understanding that it may not be the "world" causing you so much pain but the simple fact that you can't live like an animal without facing the vomit that follows the actions. No where have I found in the liberal society a program that works without Jesus Christ.
I'm posting the e-mail for all those to see. I want others to know how life is suppose to be.
63 and I'm Tired
By Robert A. Hall
I'm 63. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce and a
six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I've
worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in
50-hour weeks, and haven't called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a
good salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get
where I am. Given the economy, there's no retirement in sight, and I'm
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 the government will take
the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to
earn it.
I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every day
I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and
daughters for their family "honor"; of Muslims rioting over some slight
offense; of Muslims murdering Christian and Jews because they aren't
"believers"; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning
teenage rape victims to death for "adultery"; of Muslims mutilating the
genitals of little girls; all in the name of Allah, because the Qur'an and
Shariâ law tells them to.
I'm tired of being told that out of "tolerance for other cultures" we must
let Saudi Arabia use our oil money to fund mosques and mandrassa Islamic
schools to preach hate in America and Canada , while no American nor
Canadian group is allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in
Saudi Arabia to teach love and tolerance.
I'm tired of being told 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
while they tried to fight it off?
I'm tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers, and politicians of both
parties talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes, or youthful
mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was getting caught.
I'm tired of people with a sense of entitlement, rich or poor.
I'm real tired of people who don't take responsibility for their lives and
actions. I'm tired of hearing them blame the government, or discrimination
or big-whatever for their problems.
Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to be 63. Because, mostly, I'm not
going to have to see the world these people are making. I'm just really sorry for
my grandchildren.
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the
Massachusetts State Senate.
