Freedom
Have you ever thought how lucky you are to have freedom
I have and when I do I think of all those men and women that fought so we can have it They put their lives on the line so I can enjoy the freedom I have These men and women don’t know me personally they fight for their countrymen and women to keep them free These men and women leave their family and friends to provide people they don’t even know a place that they can do what they like and say what they like
I also think of those women in the world that have no freedom They are nothing more than possessions of the man These poor souls suffer humiliation on a daily basis Imagine how you would feel if you had to do anything someone told you or suffer pain humiliation or even death These poor women do this every day Some women if they show even their wrist in public can be stoned to death even if this happens by accident Imagine being used to make your husband richer by being given to different men maybe several at a time for the pleasure of these men and having no say to what ever they wanted to do even if they wanted to torture you for their pleasure When I think of this I realize any hardships I have been through in life cannot compare to their daily life of pain
I think of the people who work so hard to have something and the government they are under can walk in and take everything they have including their children
So next time you think you have nothing in the world remember Americans you have a wonderous gift the gift of freedom and when you do thank a soldier for it. God Bless our soldiers everywhere
Joanne Beaty © June 28, 2008
