What Upholds a Nation?

I personally believe the way we live our lives, collectively and individually determines how a country sustains itself. Over the years Canada has taken on a progressive mentality and in my opinion forgotten the basic elements of life that are sustaining and life giving. Canada was a different nation over twenty years ago, and it has been the majority not the minority that has brought a different life so to speak to this country. I believe that a country needs to support life if it is going to sustain itself and create a Culture where everyone can thrive.

When we pass laws that promote death, we are killing the heart and the soul of this country. What we believe is essential, and as time has progressed I really don't see a country that is thriving. Living with a disability is hard for me because I see a perspective that was hidden previous to my disability. I am more aware of how a country is shaped by it's political and religious views, and I see how divided the world is right now, and how division only brings forth more division.

Yes, we can't agree on everything, but there should be more open discussion in our country about the things that still divide us. There is a very large part of our population right now that is constantly looked down on, and in years past it was this segment of our Culture that we listened to. A generation has passed, and we have looked to a new generation to re-shape our Culture, but in so doing we have rejected what once made this country more life sustaining. What upholds a nation is the god they serve and if a nation serves no god, then it's values and principles are based on human ideas.

Humanity then becomes the god of the culture, but the question to ask is, who's humanity do we follow? Do we follow the murderer's humanity, religious humanity, but that of course would imply a god of some sort, or the adulterers humanity? I think you get the point. Our values cannot be based on a collective humanity, because in so doing we each cancel God out, and one another out, and nobody's voice ever gets heard. This is why I say that you must decide on who you serve. When our country and the world decides on who to serve, this should be done carefully and with respect. This is Mike.

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