Thursday, October 23, 2008

Rights, Responsibilities and Privileges

What are your rights?
You have a right to express yourself.
You have a right to be happy.
You have a right to make your own choices.
You have a right to love those you choose to love.
You have a right to travel play where you choose.
You have a right to live in a manner which offers you the experiences you want.
You have a right to sustain your life through the work you choose.

You have a responsibility to pay for what you have.
You have a responsibility to work for what you earn.
You have a responsibility to give to others what you want to receive.
You have a responsibility to be a law-abiding citizen of the country in which you live and travel.
You have a responsibility to take good care of your body, home, relationships and possessions.
You have a responsibility to make decisions which do no harm to anyone or to our environment.

You have the privilege of living in this country.
You have the privilege of free speech.
You have the privilege of voting.
You have the privilege of earning, saving, investing and spending.
You have the privilege of make the choices that work for you in diet, lifestyle, work and pleasure.
You have the privilege of traveling almost anywhere in the world.
You have the privilege of the internet and libraries and higher education.
You have the privilege of being alive at a time where we all choose for future generations.

It is awesome to consider the rights, responsibilities and privileges we all have everyday.
For some of us, we need to value more what we have inherited and created to be for ourselves.
We may need to exercise our rights and attend to our responsibilities and respect our privileges.

Let’s consider what we have with profound respect and appreciation.
Blessings to one and all,
Betty Lue