This is a good time to share this poem with everyone:
I saw them tearing a building down. A team of men in my hometown. With a heave and a ho and a yes yes yell, they swung a beam and a sidewall fell.
And I said to the foreman, "Are these men skilled?" "Like the ones you'd use if you had to build?"
And he laughed and said, "Oh no, indeed... the most common labor is all I need... for I can destroy in a day or two what takes a builder ten years to do."
So I thought to myself as I went on my way...
Which one of these roles am I willing to play?
Am I one who is tearing down as I carelessly make my way around? Or am I one who builds with care, in order to make the world a little better... because I was there?
anon
No one likes seeing their country destroyed. No one likes seeing their culture destroyed. No one likes seeing that which they've worked for destroyed.
This principle also applies to Voat.
Each of us is either a builder or a destroyer.
Choose your side, because I've chosen mine. Voat will support those who build.
Interpret this post however you'd like, because at it's root it is truth, but I'm posting this for those of us that need a reminder from time to time.
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crazy_eyes ago
A farmer and his son had a beloved stallion who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away and their neighbors exclaimed, “Your horse ran away, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
A few days later, the horse returned home, leading a few wild mares back to the farm as well. The neighbors shouted out, “Your horse has returned, and brought several horses home with him. What great luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
Later that week, the farmer’s son was trying to break one of the mares and she threw him to the ground, breaking his leg. The villagers cried, “Your son broke his leg, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
A few weeks later, soldiers from the national army marched through town, recruiting all the able-bodied boys for the army. They did not take the farmer’s son, still recovering from his injury. Friends shouted, “Your boy is spared, what tremendous luck!” To which the farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
The moral of this story, is, of course, that no event, in and of itself, can truly be judged as good or bad, lucky or unlucky, fortunate or unfortunate, but that only time will tell the whole story. Additionally, no one really lives long enough to find out the ‘whole story,’ so it could be considered a great waste of time to judge minor inconveniences as misfortunes or to invest tons of energy into things that look outstanding on the surface, but may not pay off in the end.
The wiser thing, then, is to live life in moderation, keeping as even a temperament as possible, taking all things in stride, whether they originally appear to be ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ Life is much more comfortable and comforting if we merely accept what we’re given and make the best of our life circumstances. Rather than always having to pass judgement on things and declare them as good or bad, it would be better to just sit back and say, “It will be interesting to see what happens.”
Laurentius_the_pyro ago
Extreme problems require extreme solutions, the world only got this bad because previous generations were not willing to be extreme.
Civil_Warrior ago
Too true. All things in moderation, including moderation.
NotALawyer ago
I disagree.
World only got this good because previous generations sat back and just did what they could at any given moment.
Average cizizen of first world countries lives considerably better than a medieval King ever did, let that one sink in.
Civil_Warrior ago
Water quality, available game to hunt, fish, soil quality and oxygen levels all in the shitter compared to medeival times and scheduled to never be as good.
NotALawyer ago
And only one in 5 children grew old enough to marry, what a wonderful life that must've been, never travelling further than roughly 15km away from village (average) , and if fields didnt give enough food, everybody starved to death. Almost forgot about labouring on fields from sundise to sunset, with only big breakfast, and light soup for evenings. Meat was roughly twice a year, if even that. No spices, rarely salt, even rarer was pepper. Everything tastes bland, everything is soup consistency. You cannot drink water because animal piss made it toxic, you drink only what would today amount to light root beer. Yes, even children. 97% of population is poorer than people in poorest parts of Africa today, 15 people usually sleep in one bed. You were considered rich if you had extra room for your children to sleep on. If you were lucky, you had a "house" which was basically rock put together with mud and straw, with straw/later ceramic roof. Cooking range was a fire in the middle of that "house". You slept in your childs' feces. Your floor was mud. You showered once a year. You had to work on your masters' fields for no pay one day a week. Only source of water was a well in the middle of village, and if it decided to dry out, you die.
Lots more of that though. By the way, only the Lord was allowed to hunt in Kings' forests, anyone else hunting there was lynched, beaten or put to prison, no matter how hungry, because land belonged to the King.
middle_path ago
And what hard decisions have you made, internet tough guy?
waterniggas ago
lives are varied, he could've made a lot of them
mustang10 ago
I agree with your statement in general. Yes we are currently facing many challenges in this world. Who is responsible is subject to debate. Is it the greedy individuals that think stealing from others is ok? Is it the person who never gets off their rear to actually find out what is going on outside their door? I think what is lost is, this problem has started while most of us baby boomers were still growing up. Being indoctrinated from the 60's through our school systems, and not challenging what was being taught, as it was easier to go along to get along, for those of you who remember that saying? So there is enough blame to go around for everyone. You can blame the system for how the kids are today, but who is really to blame? The parent who believes everything their child tells them, without finding out first the issue. The fact that the government made it so both parents have to work to make ends meet. Kids who spend more time in front of a game, rather than going outside and finding something to do. Yes a big factor on why we are in the situation is the breakdown of the family. So there are a few options, we can get involved, sit on our rears, or oppose the movement, but that is a personal decision everyone has to make, my family has made theirs. In my opinion, we have a group of patriots who have stepped up to plate to make a difference, we can help them, as most on this site do, or not. We are playing a game, unlike other games, this is for our souls and the souls of our children and grandchildren, we all have a choice to make, me included, which i have. So for those who try to destroy this site, there is a higher power, if you think he/she does not exist, think about why there is controversy on this site, what has been exposed. Personally, I firmly believe there are no coincidences, in life. So rather than argue between each other, you know what is in your hart, follow it, if it is good and continue the fight. For those who want to cause havoc on this site, remember there will be a day of reckoning, when we all have to answer for our deeds. God Bless, wwg1wga.
clubberlang ago
The word you were looking for was complacent
NoBS ago
Submissive, like voluntary servitude. Chemical slaves make the easiest to manipulate, but that's just a simplified form of entitlement junkies.
T1tus ago
Dont judge the people still blinded by the veil.
Learn the Questions to ask them that will make them Question themselves....that's all you can do.
It's what was done to us
NoBS ago
Voluntary Servitude is why our children are born enslaved to Globalist. The root cause and why so few have so much power over our lives.
crazy_eyes ago
I dont think the cause was that they were not willing to be extreme
Delacourt ago
I always bring up this point to people who say that. There were plenty of people in the past who were willing to be "extreme", and all they did was push us further into the gutter. What we need to be is smart, and organized.