Freedom To Choose
A Message From Hugh O’Brian
“If you want a great life, surround yourself with great people.” - Anonymous
Unfortunately, a very small number of our
young people seem to attract most of the
news. They are in the public eye because
they have stolen cars, vandalized schools,
created disturbances -- in some way
rebelled against society. These headlinemakers represent only a small part of our
teenage population. It is a fact that 98.7
percent of our young people are lawabiding, constructive citizens. There is too
much focus on the negative. It is time we
accent the positive -- pat the good guys and gals on the back -let them know there are rewards for being responsible members
of the community.
I do NOT believe we are all born equal -- CREATED equal in the
eyes of God, YES -- but physical and emotional differences,
parental guidance, varying environments, being in the right place
at the right time, all play a role in enhancing or limiting an
individual's development. But I DO believe every man and
woman, if given the opportunity and encouragement to recognize
his or her own potential, regardless of background, has the
Freedom To Choose in our world. Will an individual be a taker or
a giver in life? Will that person be satisfied merely to exist, or
seek a meaningful purpose? Will he or she dare to dream the
impossible dream?
I believe every person is created as the steward of his or her own
destiny with great power for a specific purpose: to share with
others, through service, a reverence for life in a spirit of love.
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