The Gym is my Church
I saw a bumper-sticker on a car that said that today. (Ironically enough I was leaving the gym as I saw it)
The body is the temple? I blame the young perky trainer who told me I'd lose weight if I drank less. I started to tune down my drinking and now I'm a freaking walking booger hazard. Sickness! I'm going to have to get back on my proper dossage of tequila or I'm not going to survive this winter.
The cute girl behind the counter at the gym asked me my opinion on the question "What makes a good citizen"
(she has to give a 15 minute speech and was looking for some bullet points)
What does make a good citizen?
In all things the definition of words becomes important. A citizen of the world? A citizen of a country? Is there overlap between the two? Are they always at ends with each other? Are they never at ends with each other? We shall assume that we are discussing citizenship of a country for now. It was interesting though to see where those areas blur together and are in opposition.
Pay your taxes: A true patriot and citizen invests in the future of their country. That investment helps with the infrastructure. Fire fighting, police, teachers, roads.
Educate yourself and others to the issues: political, social, economical. If you are informed you can better make decisions that affect your community and your country.
Don't be a jack-ass:
Follow laws:
Show up for Jury Duty:
Turn in your neighbors!: (and by that I mean neighborhood watch programs where you are reacting to if someone yells fire and not McCarthy style fear mongering because people are different
Stuff she posited:
Recycle (world... or country?)
be in shape
eat healthily
(she's got a big anti-car anti-corporation thing going on.)
She's also got a nice smile and I go all tee hee hee around her if I'm not careful. But I digress. We're not talking about girls! We're talking about civic duty as good citizens.
I was reminded of the next line in JFK's 1961 Inaugural Address. Most people know the first line in the series (ask not what your country can do for you... ) Few people know the next (I keep wanting to quote it but I keep forgetting it.- It is a weird memory hole for me)
I saw a bumper-sticker on a car that said that today. (Ironically enough I was leaving the gym as I saw it)
The body is the temple? I blame the young perky trainer who told me I'd lose weight if I drank less. I started to tune down my drinking and now I'm a freaking walking booger hazard. Sickness! I'm going to have to get back on my proper dossage of tequila or I'm not going to survive this winter.
The cute girl behind the counter at the gym asked me my opinion on the question "What makes a good citizen"
(she has to give a 15 minute speech and was looking for some bullet points)
What does make a good citizen?
In all things the definition of words becomes important. A citizen of the world? A citizen of a country? Is there overlap between the two? Are they always at ends with each other? Are they never at ends with each other? We shall assume that we are discussing citizenship of a country for now. It was interesting though to see where those areas blur together and are in opposition.
Pay your taxes: A true patriot and citizen invests in the future of their country. That investment helps with the infrastructure. Fire fighting, police, teachers, roads.
Educate yourself and others to the issues: political, social, economical. If you are informed you can better make decisions that affect your community and your country.
Don't be a jack-ass:
Follow laws:
Show up for Jury Duty:
Turn in your neighbors!: (and by that I mean neighborhood watch programs where you are reacting to if someone yells fire and not McCarthy style fear mongering because people are different
Stuff she posited:
Recycle (world... or country?)
be in shape
eat healthily
(she's got a big anti-car anti-corporation thing going on.)
She's also got a nice smile and I go all tee hee hee around her if I'm not careful. But I digress. We're not talking about girls! We're talking about civic duty as good citizens.
I was reminded of the next line in JFK's 1961 Inaugural Address. Most people know the first line in the series (ask not what your country can do for you... ) Few people know the next (I keep wanting to quote it but I keep forgetting it.- It is a weird memory hole for me)
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
dollface_killah:
thank you dear.