Historically Significant?

Throughout my life I have always wondered if anything historically significant was going to happen in my lifespan.  Born in the early 80's it seemed as though the major struggles in the world had been solved before I was even old enough to start paying attention.  The World Wars had both been fought and the Cold War was over.  Other trying times like the great depression had come and gone.  Sure this country faced minor wars and minor recessions every once in a while but it seemed like all the truly defining moments in history were over with.  It seemed to me that I was destined to live a life of relative peace and that people were more concerned with their own lives than what was really happening with the government of our nation or any other nation.  It seemed as if the whole world cared more about the olympics or the world cups.  I thought that this was the life that I was going to lead.

I now see that there are forces out there that would lull us all into a relative sense of security and have us all believe that the major happenings of the world are over. These forces are trying to distract us all and then, while we are not paying attention, they are very busy planning our destruction.

This sounds a little dooms dayish so let me explain.  I always though that, while elections did get a lot of attention, it didn't really matter in the end who won because neither person could possibly want anything that was contrary to the constitution of this country.  I naively thought that all politicians had our countries best interest in mind they simply disagreed on how some things should be carried out. Well about the time that the elections started to have major moral issues at the core of all the campaigning is the time that I realized some of these politicians wanted things that just didn't make sense.

Unfortunately it is becoming all too apparent that there are some politicians that are simply in it for personal gain and care nothing for the principles of individual freedom that this nation was founded on.  Even worse, some politicians are in it to bring about transformations that would take us from the only successful free system this world has ever seen and turn us into simply another version of a system that has failed time and time again because it is founded on false doctrines of personal dependance on the state instead of self reliance and freedom. 

I have always been a fan of history. I love learning more about the moments that helped define this country such as the Revolutionary War and other moments in history where this countries greatness has shone through such as in World War II. I adore the key figures who had important roles to play in history and I always find myself wondering if I would have lived during those times in history, would I find myself doing anything similar?  Had I been alive in the time of the Revolutionary War would I have been a loyalist or would I have found the courage to risk it all and stand for freedom?  Would I have been willing to serve as an infantrymen and give my life along with all those men whose sacred sacrifice built this great nation?  If I lived during the time of World War II, would I have stood against evil and enlisted in any branch of the military?

I guess I don't have to wonder any more if anything historically significant will happen during my lifetime because it is becoming painfully obvious that this country has hit a crossroads.  Will we as citizens who believe in small limited government and maximum personal freedom stand up to those people and powers who would pervert the ways of freedom and twist this country into one full of citizens who are subservient to a powerful nanny state?  Do I have it in me to find whatever I can do to make difference so that years from now down the road I can at least tell my children and grand children that I was there and I did all that I could to fight the loss of freedom.

I pray that freedom will not be lost. I pray that this country will return to its founding principles and that we as a nation will be willing to make the sacrifices necessary to solve the problems the right way. I know that this change starts with me and I know it won't be easy but it has to be done. And so, I am ready to start becoming more self-reliant, getting out of debt and helping those around me who stand in need instead of leaving them to depend on the government. May it not be to late for me or for this country to make a difference.