“If youth only knew: if age only could,” say the French. Darn right. When you’re young you’ll tackle anything. Every experience is a first fine careless rapture. With age comes hesitation, then passivity, then incapacity.Read more here.
Whatever we once were, we no longer are. Whatever vigor we once had now hangs limp and useless.
I am dreaming of a U.S.A. that can do things: deport illegals, shoot looters, win wars. It’s pure nostalgia, of course. We can’t do stuff like that today. We can’t do anything.
This blog is looking for wisdom, to have and to share. It is also looking for other rare character traits like good humor, courage, and honor. It is not an easy road, because all of us fall short. But God is love, forgiveness and grace. Those who believe in Him and repent of their sins have the promise of His Holy Spirit to guide us and show us the Way.
Monday, December 08, 2014
"We can't do anything!"
John Derbyshire laments that we now live in a country that "can't do anything." We are leaving Afghanistan after losing 3,481 coalition casualties and $1,000,000,000,000 dollars. The enemy, the Taliban, is stronger than ever. The Taliban is based in Pakistan, so we can't do anything?
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