Something that disturbed me greatly tonight

Oxford · 02-21-2001, 04:40 PM

keg -- I understand your concern and to be honest, situations as you describe bother me too. I really have a problem when "material items" define how high someone rises. My Uncle and Aunt raised 8 kids in a little house over on 77th and Main, all the kids worked (paper route etc) and the money went into a cookie jar. Movies, eating out came from the "jar". My Uncle was a work-a-day guy, not a white-collar guy. Anyway, from that family we have a priest, a attorney, a police officer, a teacher/social worker, and chemist. Their measure of achievement is their children and grandchildren. Did they have money (NO), fancy house (NO), fancy car (NO), paid for their kids college (Are you kidding?). What bothers me in the "Prospect" is that MLK's message of "I have a dream" has been erased by "Blame someone else for your problem" or "take what you want from others, you deserve it", or "you haven't got a chance they are all against you so nothing really matters". What ever happen to "poor and proud of it"?

02-21-2001, 04:40 PM	#28
Oxford Regular Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Springfield,MO Casino cash: $9605535	keg -- I understand your concern and to be honest, situations as you describe bother me too. I really have a problem when "material items" define how high someone rises. My Uncle and Aunt raised 8 kids in a little house over on 77th and Main, all the kids worked (paper route etc) and the money went into a cookie jar. Movies, eating out came from the "jar". My Uncle was a work-a-day guy, not a white-collar guy. Anyway, from that family we have a priest, a attorney, a police officer, a teacher/social worker, and chemist. Their measure of achievement is their children and grandchildren. Did they have money (NO), fancy house (NO), fancy car (NO), paid for their kids college (Are you kidding?). What bothers me in the "Prospect" is that MLK's message of "I have a dream" has been erased by "Blame someone else for your problem" or "take what you want from others, you deserve it", or "you haven't got a chance they are all against you so nothing really matters". What ever happen to "poor and proud of it"?
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