Our freedoms, as Viktor Frankl observed so long ago, will not last long while the Statue of Liberty on the east coast is not bookended with the Statue of responsibility on the west. Freedom and responsibility are bookends. Something has to change, right?
The change, for most of us, has always been about what is wrong with the system, our politicians, and the lack of leadership from the generation in power. In reality, the change in any system starts when somebody cares enough to die trying. Change always begins with one. I, for one, have long enjoyed freedom. It’s time for me to transition toward enjoying responsibilities too. The truth is nothing changes around me until something changes in me. Fact.
“There is only one cure for the malady that afflicts our culture, and that is to speak the truth about it. Once we bring ourselves to do that, it will be time to worry about ‘constructive solutions,’ ‘practical proposals,’ and social alternatives’ for our young – discussions of which, so long as they are so absurdly premature, serve only to distract our attention from the truth about ourselves.” Christopher Lasch
God, help me model the way, embrace pain and suffering, and embody truth in LOVE at least some of the time, with some of your people. God, help me marry freedom and responsibility. God, help me.
Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…
BUILT TO LEAD 