Posted on 07/20/2015 1:10:29 PM PDT by Mellonkronos
[OK, I dont like government running these programs, but how about this idea?]
Four Facts for Human Achievement Day By Edward Hudgins
July 20 is the anniversary of one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments, the first lunar landing. We should not only give a shout out to the thousands of people who made it possible for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to walk the surface of another world. We should each celebrate this date as Human Achievement Day, to acknowledge all achievements, especially our own.
Here are four facts on which you should reflect.
Fact one: Achievements are what human life is all about. Unlike other animals, we humans need to create the means for our physical survival as well as our spiritual well-being. We need to figure out how to acquire food, build shelters, cure illnesses, build cities, travel to the Moon, and create everything that deserves the label “civilization.”
Take a moment to look around you. Everything that is supportive of your life and your flourishing is an achievement of human beings.
Fact two: Achievements are the pursuit of your own individual goals and dreams. Our achievements are many and varied, whether nurturing a child to maturity or a business to profitability; whether writing a song, poem, business plan, or dissertation; whether laying the bricks to a building or designing the building or arranging for its financing. Your achievements as an individual not only allow you to survive, put food on the table, and enjoy the amenities of life: They also give you spiritual fuel. They are manifestations of the fact that you are capable of meeting the challenges of life and are worthy of the happiness that achievement brings you.
Take a moment to reflect...
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Wow! Present day Detroit and Chitown are just a couple of achievements we should not acknowledge out of many others.
In terms of telecommunication, information collection and processing, audio/video collection/reproduction, energy production and distribution, sanitation, transportation, agriculture. chemistry and medicine, most of the advancements have certain common denominators.
What the Hell are you freaks talking about. Sounds like a small herd of used car salesman hammered on pot.
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