Freedom?

In celebration of Independence Day we should be thankful of all the freedoms this country makes available to us, but in the long run the freedom that we are really seeking is the freedom from ourselves. We can readily see this in our country of great abundance we have millions of people taking anti-depressants. Are we really free? No, we are slaves to a media that tells us what is good for us. We are slaves to prescription and non prescription drugs as a solution for our happiness. Ghandi said, "Live simply, so that others may simply live." To live free does not mean to be selfish but to become totally available to your fellow man.

This great country with an abundance of wealth has 35.9 million people living below the poverty level which equates to 12.5% of the population based on data from 2003.

Twenty-eight percent of families in the US are one parent families.

Forty five million people (15.6% of the population) are without health insurance.

We have our freedoms, but we also have many socio-economic problems that need to be addressed.