What My Daughter Said
My daughter works hard and loves her work.
She once expressed a desire to be a Pediatrician.
It never happened, but for the last 20 years she
has been caring and teaching young kids at a great
Day Care School. She has a myriad of great stories
to tell, and I would like to share one brief one with you.
Several months ago, she indicated that when the COVID-19
virus struck last year, she and other employees were given
the option to accept lay offs that would also include extra
pay because of the epidemic. Some accepted the generous
lay off offer, but my daughter decided to keep working. Over
the months since, the trials and struggles grew and the work
load was deadly.
One day she said to me, "I wish that I had agreed to the lay-off
and received all the extra money some of my ex-coworkers
have been receiving for more than a year". My immediate reply
to her was, "Honey, you made the right decision. It's usually better to work
when there is work.". I am very proud that she understands the meaning
of independence, individual initiative, self reliance, and self confidence.
Such God-instilled qualities always serve us well-above and beyond
our grandest expectations.
Some government rescues are great, and sometimes we cannot survive
without them. But government dependency is a grave disease very difficult
if not impossible to cure. All across America, this disease seems to be spreading, and much too little is being done to stop it. Governments were once designed to serve the needs of its people, not for its people to serve the demands of their government. It should never be, 'in government we trust', but always, "In God We Trust'.
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Copyright © Curtis Johnson | Year Posted 2021
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