When I was 18, I started smoking. Who’s fault was that? Was it the evil tobacco companies for selling and advertising their products? No. It was my fault. I was hanging out in bars with people who smoked and was trying to fit in. Sounds like it was my fault for hanging out with those people.

When I was 19, I flunked out of college. Who’s fault was that? Was it because my professors didn’t like me and had something against me? What is because I was a minority or something like that? No. It was my fault. I didn’t go to class enough. Sounds like it was my fault for not doing what I should have been.

When I was 20, I lost my job at IBM. Who’s fault was that? Was it mine because my boss was picking on me? No, it was because I wasn’t as dilligent as I should have been with my duties. I was slacking. I was young and stupid and not doing my work to the expected levels. It had nothing to do with capable, I was very capable. I was just lazy and arrogant. Sounds like it was my fault for not doing my work.

These are three examples that I felt were relvant to the current situation with my beloved country. I can’t believe how much blame everyone puts on everyone but themselves. It’s always someone else’s fault. Do I think that you should always blame yourself? No. But most of the people in my generation and the next are whiney children who got whatever they wanted and now life is starting to kick in. Life isn’t easy, nothing is free. Work for what you want and achieve it. Stop blaming everyone else for your failure. Get over and get on with life. And please, please stop teaching this garbage mentality to your children. Overly sheltering and giving them everything they want only hurts them more. Haven’t you seen enough spoiled kid movies to know that this happens?

Oh, and stop looking to other people for help. Stop reading self help books. The problem is you, deal with it, fix it. Stop whining about how you can’t and how you have to changle slowly, etc, etc, etc.. all of these are just excuses. Toughen up, it’s not that hard to have a decent life in this country if you truly stop and appreciate all of the gifts we are given as US citizen.