I Wish
“If wishes were horses, beggars would ride” my mother would
chide when I asked for things outside her reach. As I grew – I came to understand the
importance of that saying. For nothing
is achieved without effort, desires fulfilled without personal investment leads
to just more desires, and perhaps a loss of appreciation for the gift. If everything is provided and nothing earned,
then the question is what does that do to self-worth?
Ah well, that said we enter once again in the quadrennial right of passage
for this nation. A time when we will be
bombarded with promises -- both sincere and not, condemnations, ad hominem
attacks, elusive non-answers and flashy media propaganda, and as Christmas
approaches I feel compelled set down my political wish list.
I wish for candidates who could explain the role of government
so people could choose.
I wish for an electorate that demanded more then sound-bites
of information.
I wish for a media that conveyed the news, not their opinion.
I wish for a government that lived within its means
I wish for politicians to inspire the nation to greatness, not
condemn and divide us through their rhetoric.
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