Oops ! What did we forget?
We American forgot that Freedom is a learning process.
The prerequisite to Freedom is Strength-also a learning process, also largely forgotten.
What do freedom and strength have in common? Strength is a practice, not an achievement. Freedom is a practice, not a Principle.
If we don't practice strength and freedom in our daily lives, then these words are just passing thoughts. Nice thoughts, marketable thoughts, but nothing more.
The practice of these ideas is physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual. It is individual and interdependent at the same time. There is no getting around it. No shortcuts. You can't buy this practice on the Internet. Business can't sell us the practice of strength and freedom because it cannot be bought or sold-though that doesn't keep business from trying to sell us these qualities all day and every day. Our government can't give it to us, it can only protect it for us and from us once we have it. Our religion can't give it to us, but only point us in the general direction.
We have forgotten how to learn and practice these most basic concepts. It takes attention and work. Concentration. And there is no prize. The practice of strength and freedom is its own reward.
What does does the practice look like in an average, everyday life?
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