Freedom

Nothing like being sick and shopping online in your own store while clearing out voicemails and emails from your business. Lots of nice handbags from our newest partner store – very cool… I’m not even a bag person and I’ve got half a dozen bags I’m eyeing!

So what else is new with me? I was in Denver last week for business. We were celebrating Free Enterprise. It was a phenomenal trip and I’m really excited about what we’re doing and where things are headed. We are one of the few industries which are actually growing in the current economic situation, and we get to help people make money, if they are willing to learn and to work hard.

The topic I really wanted to write about today is really about Freedom and Free Enterprise, upon which America was founded. I grew up in a country which says it is democratic but it’s really more socialistic in government and reality. “A benevolent big brother” as someone once described the government. The country is safe to wander around and it is stable, but the people have no dream, limited joy, and are unaware of how little freedom they really have. There is no such thing as freedom of speech in the public because you might get arrested for an illegal gathering (a permit is required for any gathering of more than 8 people) or you might end up on the political blacklist depending on what you have to say. The stress on people there is unbelievable and they fear to pursue their own dreams because they so dependent on having security, even if it means that someone else is controlling your life.

Here in America, we have the freedom of equal opportunity, which allows us to pursue our dreams and spurs us to pursue excellence. Do not make the mistake of confusing equal opportunity with equality of outcome. Equality of outcome is not only incompatible with the foundations of the United States of America; it is also only possible with force and a resulting loss of freedom. We have been given freedom to choose! You tell your kids to make right choices; do likewise. Inform and educate yourselves on the history of this country and dig for the truth which isn’t being taught in the classrooms. Inform and educate yourselves on the relationship between Economics and Freedom (I highly recommend the book “Free To Choose” by Milton & Rose Friedman, Harcourt Brace, 1980).

Open your eyes to what makes this country the one that most people want to get to, legally or not. Why do you think the Green Card is the most sought after piece of plastic in the world? The media is no longer as unbiased as you think – they have their own agenda. You know that yet why do you treat everything they say as the one and only truth? Do your research with due diligence so that you can make an informed decision.

There’s something wrong in a free country if 80% of the people are voting that the top 10% must help the bottom 10%. That is not freedom. Imagine the homeless person telling you what to do with your $20,000 or $40,000 a year income. You won’t stand for it, so why would you do the same to someone else? Or do you go for it because you are so used to your boss dictating your lifestyle and choices because he/she decides what income you make?

Keep this country free, for us and for the future generations.