When we got home it was just past 8:00 PM, and that is when the kids are put down for bed each night. So, we read them the stories they wanted to hear and said our prayers. Then the wife and I started the movie "Tears of the Sun". Great movie by the way, if you haven't seen it you should rent it. Anyways, while watching it I noticed how in the movie that my daughter's comment rang true in the story line. The special forces learned that very important lesson, and changed their minds to share their talents- and some ultimately their lives. True, this is only a movie but still fits well.
Afterward, I got on the internet and was reading the local news here in Utah. I found that people are struggling to make ends meat. The article read that people here are having to decide whether or not to make a rent or mortgage payment, or purchase food.
My wife and I have been struggling to make payments on some of our bills and made a mistake to pay rent early, but not by choice. We use bill pay at our bank and entered in the payment for rent and got distracted and didn't change the date the payment should be sent. Now in the negative the bank keeps on resubmitting the payment for two bills and racking up the NFS and Overdraft fees.
Today, I spent around 2+ hours on the phone and to no avail still didn't get them to admit their mistake. After we made our initial mistake and called them to correctly adjust the bill pay, they didn't and now will not remove any of the fees charged. After watching the movie and reading this article, I reflected upon my day to notice how true my 4 year old daughters insightful comment was. This got me to start blogging.
"Everyone Should Share" is quite the statement to make in today's society. Although The United States is a great country and supposedly not poverty stricken, I realized how tables are turning even in this prosperous time. For the downturn of the economy has really placed us in a situation where things definitely need to change. In today's world, it is hard for anyone to get and feel secured in their jobs. People who have been in the workforce and have loads of experience are the competitors in the market today. Thus, in order to get a good job we would have to make ourselves just as competitive- this is nearly impossible. The reason it is impossible is because the competition is already a step ahead and will stay there until they fill the very type of positions they once had. I just graduated with my bachelor's degree when everything had already turned south. I applied to every job that was open and was unable to even get an interview. Some pessimists might say that I wasn't qualified for any of the jobs, but in fact the jobs that I applied for were the very same type of jobs I have a lot of experience in performing.
These prosperous times have everyone on their toes and their butts clinched tight wondering "if" everything is going to turn around? In the meantime, while we wait for the leaders of the country to get everything straightened out we are wondering which of our basics securities we are going to have to give up next (e.g.- food, shelter, warmth, health, etc.). This is where I think my daughter's comment makes me think that maybe people want to share but are unable to do so. We are all concerned for our own families welfare and whether or not we will have food on the table in the morning, noon, and night. Or, maybe we will have food, but will have to balk on payment of rent or mortgage. Most of us, if not all would gladly give up shelter for food. The question that comes to mind is, how soon are we from becoming a country that has a lot of food and shelter, but no one that can afford either? When are we going to become a country that was once seen as the most powerful again? Does every country that becomes a great power fall at a certain point (e.g.- Rome, USSR)? I know this seems like all I am writing is coming from a pessimist's point of view, but in fact I am quite the optimist. I feel that this country does have enough sustainable sources to keep us from falling. I believe this country and the inhabitants need to band together and open up our wallets to help out the less fortunate. I do not consider myself less fortunate. I feel my basic securities are taken care of and will continue to be. I feel that choices I and my wife have made has put us in the situation we are in, but still don't need help. Instead, I wish that everyone would start spending and get our market to grow, and thus get job openings to become something in the near future rather than waiting for the government to step in and bail us out. There is only so much that we can count on without us having to carry part of the load. "Everyone Should Share" each others burdens to take us to the next level. It is so far at a point where the government has done seemingly all that it can, and now it is up to us to carrying each other. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit the so called benchmark just over a month or so ago- which is a sign that things have come back around. I heard one of my professors comment on how the recession will not truly be over until everyone that had a job before the it happened is once again employed. There is however a fine balance in the way the market works. In order to create jobs, money has to exchange hands- in order to do so people and businesses have to start to trust each other again and stop saving.
Show the world how we came to become the strong leaders we are.
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