Posted by fayeroe on January 24, 2009, at 9:49:21
In reply to Re: Inauguration » Sigismund, posted by TexasChic on January 21, 2009, at 15:22:18
> That part struck me too. I've always felt it is the responsibility of the strong to care for the weak. He also spoke about how people should be able to earn a livable wage and receive decent medical care, which stood out to me too. These things have always been points of importance to me, even before my current situation of unemployment (which equals no medical insurance).
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> Maybe this should have gone on the Politics board, but I wasn't thinking of politics so much as it being an impressive historical event.
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> -TTC, I believe that we are put here to be stewards of the earth, and of course that includes our fellow human beings. If we take care of the earth, that will help all.
I am doing something called "pay it forward". I do something for someone else and ask them to do the same for another person and "keep paying it forward". My first, this week, was to show a young man where the post office is. I had him follow me to the building. He promised to do something for someone else that day! wooohoooooooooo
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