How to catch a wild pig – very timely.
There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange>
students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Professor
noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back, and
stretching as if his back hurt.
The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told
him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting
communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his
country’s government and install a communist government.
In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange
question.
He asked, ‘Do you know how to catch wild pigs?’
The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The
young man said this was no joke.
‘You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and
putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat
the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place
where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to
eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence.. They get used
to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the
fence up with a gate in the last side. The pigs that are used to the free corn start to come through the gate to eat, and then you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.
Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.
The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening
to America. The government keeps pushing us toward socialism and keeps
spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income,
tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc, etc, etc. While we continue to lose our freedoms just a little at a time.
One should always remember: There is no such thing as a free lunch! Also, a
politician will never provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.
So, if you see that all of this wonderful government ‘help’ is a problem
confronting the future of democracy in America, you might want to spread
this message on to your friends. If you think the free ride is essential to your way of
life then you will probably disregard this message. In this ‘very important’ election year, listen closely to what the candidates are promising you – just maybe, you will be able to tell who is about to
slam the gate on America. This is just as valid with our upcoming
elections in Canada.
‘A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to
take away everything you have.’
Thomas Jefferson
Jail House Rock!
Two years ago, when our band X-Alt! first went out to River Bend Maximum Security Prison to sing for the inmates at their once a month Sunday night church service, I have to admit to you that I was a little taken aback. I mean, come on…these guys are hardened criminals. There is no telling what they did to be put in this awful place…and to bring women in there? Hmmmm…..but one thing I have learned in my lifetime is to try things at least once. Has gotten me into trouble more than once…but this time it has turned out to be one of the biggest blessings that God has ever put into my life. Of all the places that X-Alt! has played, this I have to admit is my total favorite. These men (not inmates) have a love for the Lord, and a peace that you could not even imagine. They come from all walks of life, and have families that they love and worry about, just like you and me. The only difference is they got caught for their mistakes…and they are paying the price. They have become family to our little group of minstrels…lol…we so look forward to going back to worship with them when we can. If you think of it when you are saying your prayers, please add the little group of guys at RiverBend in your prayers…that they can continue to serve the Lord on this road they are on and hopefully be an influence in the population there. We will be going back soon to see our little family…and hope it has grown!
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