Education

Please click on the above link it is very significant. Canada is a socialist country but in some ways is so far ahead of the United States and this is one of those ways. The U.S. is a democracy (one of the worst form of governments according to many historians and not my personal belief) and is based on MONEY. Everyone has the right to make money but somewhere along the line we have to concern ourselves with the welfare of our citizens. Without citizens there is no government and the ability to make money is diminished. Where am I going with this? Specifically, when money becomes the answer to all questions then where does the welfare of our society stand. If money can buy you out of all situations (please think about it; the wealthy have a substantial advantage over the poor in this country when it comes to the legal system) then when do we stop thinking about our consequences? I never thought about my consequences because I was consumed with making the next bet and I have been told that I am reasonably intelligent person. If reasonably intelligent people are consumed by this disease and there many out there then we (as a society) have an obligation to help them. I hope this makes some sense??

Yesterday my biggest decision was to take my son or daughter golfing with me. My four year old son and seven year old daughter kept asking me when we were going to play "big" golf where you ride in the cart. My friend called me up early yesterday asked if I wanted to take the children to play golf later in the afternoon. He was taking his 6 year old son and I thought about taking both my children; however; decided to only take my daughter because I have not spent a lot of "quality time" with her. We had a blast, she took her little clubs and hit the ball a few times and she was pretty good. However; her favorite was driving the golf cart. She had a hard time with the curbs but soon she was like an old pro. It is amazing how a child's mind works!! They find joy and happiness in places we quickly forget. During the round of golf I got to thinking about my situation and how I wouldn't be able to take my annual golf trip with the "boys" and I started the self pity party. However; after seeing the joy in my daughter's blue eyes I soon forgot about self pity. I didn't realize how good I had it 61 (yes, it has been 61 gamble free days) days ago, I took a lot for granted and now I am cherishing each moment because unfortunately the children have to grow up and those moments are gone forever.