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CHOICE OF INDEPENDENCE

BY: MARK

MY OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS

independentme@yahoo.com

A Choice Of  Independence. 

Subtitle :

A Choice of Individuality 

"I am saddened"

 As I have witnessed many a people, and many a Nation at War with each other.

 I have witnessed;

 North Vietnam, against South Vietnam.

 I have witnessed;

 Iraq against Iran.

 Recently I witnessed;

 the "Nation of China" against the "Nation of USA",

They each locked horns in a demand of each other. 

Referring as to a problem with two airplanes that collided with each other.

 Each Nation was blaming the other for the things that went wrong. 

Each "Nation" was looking for an apology of wrong from the other,

And blaming the other. 

A couple weeks ago I also witnessed;

 where a group of terrorists attacked the USA,

And now the USA is "Ready to Arms",

 "(Ready to make War)" against the terrorists.

 ~~The Origin of the problems~~

 The problem being so many people, 

and so many Nations trying to blame and control other Nations.

 And most of the problems being control over; money, oil, and power over over another country, etc... 

Each Nation making the other Nation out to be wrong, 

tensions rise enough so a war might even break out.

 And each person making the other person out to be wrong,- (this being the core of the problem).

 Thus they fight with each other even within their own borders. 

The USA is no exception to these problems.

 Even the USA trying to indirectly make demands and change other Nations to a copy of the USA way of thinking, and ways to govern its people. 

The working of control to change another nation, through economic ways, and many other ways of manipulations.

~~"I am Disheartened~ Where is the Independence in all this?~~ 

As each country was founded; 

it began as a choice of their own Soverenty , and Independence. 

Then many other countries do not respect other countries, as they each made a choice in the learning they are in.

 In 1776 the USA itself declared Independence from a Country that; oppressed, controlled, taxed and exercised its power over even the families, and each person here.

 And yet it is often done in the name of different Religions, not respecting and not accepting the Religious differences. 

~~A beginning to many of these problems~~ 

In our own families, and each person fight against each other much in the same, or similar way.

 As we demand for the other person close to us, or near us to change in so many different ways. 

Exercising control over other close to us.

 So as the statement was made; "when we blame our leaders, we are really blaming our self". 

The problem began with; us, me, our own self. 

As we make each other out to be wrong. 

Each person participating in doing this,

 Each family member doing this, and each Nation doing this.

 ~~A choice of Responsibility~~

 So the choice of responsibility is; 

To break away from the mess is the choice not to blame, control. 

The choice of each person not to make the other person out to be wrong, or one country out to make another country out to be wrong.

 The choice not to try and change each other. 

A choice made to learn; self respect

 and respect of others,

 a choice made to learn from our challenges,

 and mistakes, 

a choice made to understand

 that others are in their own learning, 

and choice of Individuality. 

A choice to learn our own individuality,

 and our own uniqueness as a person. 

A choice in the learning of "Who We Are". 

A choice to accept that others are just different, 

and be a friend to others as well. Letting others be different, letting go of the power to control others.

 A choice of  just  sharing a wonderful learning of wisdom with others 

A choice to stand up for yourself as need be.

A choice made inside to discover the greatest potential that I can be inside.

 All of us are in our learning of choices.

 Take care;

Mark

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