May 26, 2008
Privilege
”With freedom comes responsibility.” - Neil Kennedy
We are people of privilege. Think about the rarity of our freedoms. In most countries, the ruthless and egocentric work to control and manipulate others for their own life of privilege, whereas in the United States, we work to release and give liberty to one another so that we can enjoy a life of our choosing.
The fact of the matter is that we choose life - either happy or sad, blessed or cursed, fulfilled or wanting, our lives are a reflection of the choices that we’ve made with the freedoms that we enjoy.
”The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” - Mencken
Within our freedom is a dangerous addiction, the addiction of comfort. Our desire to protect our comforts will ultimately challenge the belief in our liberties. It is easy for those who “sit in the seat of mockers” to ridicule the decisions of war, while others have arisen from the comfort of their homes to take the battle onto the field of contest. The contest of freedom always rages against the comforts of safety.