Wuligal Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.

Subject: Camels on the Horizon
The founder of Dubai, Sheik Rashid, was asked about the future of his
country, and he replied,
"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel,
I ride a Mercedes, my son rides a Land Rover, and my grandson is
going to ride a Land Rover…but my great-grandson is going to have to ride a camel again. “Why is that”, he was asked?
And his reply was,
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create easy
times. Easy times create weak men, weak men create difficult times.
Many will not understand it, but you have to raise warriors, not parasites.”
And add to that the historical reality that all great empires...the Persians, the Trojans, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, and in later years, the British...all rose and perished within 240 years.
They were not conquered by external enemies; they rotted from within.
America has now passed that 240 year mark, and the rot is starting to be visible and is accelerating.
We are past the Mercedes and Land Rover
Years….the camels are on the horizon.
The greatest generation consisted of 18 year old kids storming the beaches at “Normandy”.
And now, two generations later, some 18-year-old kids want to hide in safe rooms when they hear words that hurt their feelings.
They also want free stuff from the government because they think they are entitled to it.

The "camels are on the horizon" for sure

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

You can blame that on little Johnny's mother when some 50 years

ago she went to the school board and told them you can't fail my

son just because he is stupid. That was the day we started producing

useless wimps. No more discipline, no more respect.

I am not saying everyone but enough to bring the country to its knees.

WNYShooter Loc: WNY

Fantastic Allegory......and so true!!! Thank you for sharing that.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

I don't know whether the story is true or not, but it definitely isn't new.

Wuligal Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.

Isn't new? Neither are the words of Shakespeare but certainly deserving of repetition.
I understand though, being overly critical is a certain indicator of an empty life in search of purpose.

hondo812 Loc: Massachusetts

You're not new either and for some reason we can't seem to get rid of you...

cwp3420

Absolutely right. Thommie has no life apart from trolling on here.

cwp3420