You cannot create democracy by increasing the powers of the European Parliament. Just like you cannot create a green meadows by pouring more water on a concrete parking lot.
"Taken separately, each of Frattini's ideas serves a defensible purpose: the obligation of government to protect its citizens from harm.
Yet once this multitude of external border-related databases and surveillance capabilities is in place, the risk of an emergent Big Brother society will rise from a near-irresistible temptation to link them to internal pan-EU security and law enforcement databases."
Pay as you go pension scheme (PAYG) in the conditions of current demographic development in Europe is a giant pyramid game. Europe may want to try to get out of it by importing new entrants into the game from outside the bloc.
Our civilization has become more risk averse and less discomfort tolerant. The value of liberty has decreased.
We want to treat all symptoms of any discomfort. We want to feel good. We want to enjoy. Nobody is willing to take responsibility. We want to live easy, secure lives. Even at the cost of our own freedoms.
Over a EUR5 pint of beer in a relaxed mood pondering the questions of future, morality, justice, and freedom I was told that I have been a legend. Its interesting to learn that one is, or had been a legend.
I was always wondering how does it feel to be a legend. I always thought that I cannot find this out, since you have to be a legend and you have to know that you are a legend to feel how is it to be one.
Okay, so I am a legend.
So what does it mean that one is a legend? It means that one is perceived as a role-model? As an example that other's look to for inspiration? It means that one is a source of motivation? It means that if those that get inspired achieve things that one had achieved, they acclaim that "Now I am good, since I have achieved what The Legend has!" It means that Legend is used as a sort of standard of excellence against which to measure one's success?
Does it also means that one has to live their life in a certain (exemplary) way?
In this respect I have come to think of talents in the parable mentioned by Evangelist Matthew. (Matthew 25:14-30)
And the fear that I have is that of ending up as the last servant who dug a hole and hid the talents entrusted to him. I often feel the desire to hide, live a life of a shepherd, and not to be responsible for society. But then I remember this type of parable and the message embedded in it, and I see that I cannot just hide.
So what can one do?
Get up every morning and fight your way through the day. You may be a legend, you just don't know it yet. So don't disappoint those that trust in you, they follow your story.
I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too Thursday I don't care about you It's Friday I'm in love Monday you can fall apart Tuesday Wednesday break my heart Or, Thursday doesn't even start It's Friday I'm in love Saturday wait And Sunday always comes too late But Friday never hesitate... I don't care if Mondays black Tuesday Wednesday heart attack Thursday never looking back It's Friday I'm in love Monday you can hold your head Tuesday Wednesday stay in bed Or Thursday watch the walls instead It's Friday I'm in love Saturday wait And Sunday always comes too late But Friday never hesitate... Dressed up to the eyes It's a wonderful surprise To see your shoes and your spirits rise Throwing out your frown And just smiling at the sound And as sleek as a shriek Spinning round and round Always take a big bite It's such a gorgeous sight To see you eat in the middle of the night You can never get enough Enough of this stuff It's Friday I'm in love I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too Thursday I don't care about you It's Friday I'm in love Monday you can fall apart Tuesday Wednesday break my heart Thursday doesn't even start It's Friday I'm in love
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