What Happened to Intelligence?

When I was a student, all those long years ago, it seems to me the science teacher said, "humans are intelligent beings." Lately I find more and more evidence this, in fact, may have been incorrect.

Why? Simple answer, because we are no longer considered capable to make appropriate decisions for ourselves. More and more the government, or some regulatory agency, steps in to tell us what we think. It is as if we are no longer to trust ourselves, or our ability to process information correctly.

The solutions presented to us come in the form of new rules and regulations. We assume they always have our best interest in mind, and almost always gratefully comply.

I do not wish to make this blog political for many reasons and will not do so. However, I can't sit here and not point out how quickly we are loosing the ability to remain "intelligent."  Constantly we are being dumbed down. Quickly we are becoming a dependent, entitled society.

As you know I frequently address the need to be more self sufficient. Part of this includes thinking for yourself and determining how your family operates on a day to day basis. I am big on the concept of free will and self responsibility. I expect to be capable to know what are right and wrong decisions, if nothing else but from the freedom to have made bad ones and learned from them.

This morning on the news yet again, common sense, was attacked. It seems the latest area we lack intelligence in, is determining what we feed our children. Now they want to put warning labels on HOTDOGS, and RAW CARROTS, not to mention POPCORN, NUTS, and GRAPES as they are choking hazards.

Aw, come on! Yes, I know hotdogs are the number one cause of choking deaths among small children. And, yes 100 children die every year by choking, which is tragic. But does that mean we must pass a LAW? Surely an average individual has the ability to know how to feed a child. Do you really think a label, on a product, will decrease or prevent injury?  If in fact these products are so dangerous why not outlaw them entirely, save everyone.

But in reality the bigger issue, is permitting another party to take away freedom to think independently and make personal choices for ourselves. Currently our children are loosing their financially secure future without much descent from us, let's not be party to the loss of free thinking.

Once a society allows others to think for them and simply follows along we are doomed intellectually. We have been driving towards a fear based society since 911. Be afraid....of everything including what we eat. But fear separates us from spirit, from trusting our innate being which guides us through life's turmoils. 

Teach your children critical thinking and personal responsibility. Nurture independence and instill freedom of choice. If these things are lost, the next generation will know no better than to role over and play dead. Do not encourage the creation of sheeple.

We run the risk of becoming humanoids, too separated from spirit and our God given gift of free will. Hold on to your independence and humanity. Integrate your spiritual being and free will into your daily life. Think for yourself. Mama always said, "so if everyone else jumped off a cliff would you follow them?"  Sometimes she really did know best.

THINK!!!!  Be not afraid!

And for heavens sake, cut up the food for small children and the elderly. 

Enough said!