I'm 63 and I'm Tired

This should be required reading for every
man, woman and child in the United States of America , Canada and Australia
New Zealand .. 

"I'm 63 and I'm Tired"
By Robert A. Hall


I'm 63. Except for one semester in
college when jobs were scarce and a six-month period when I was between
jobs, but job-hunting every day, I've worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite
some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven't called in
sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn't inherit my
job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy,
there's no retirement in sight, and I'm tired. Very tired. 

I'm tired of being told that I have to
"spread the wealth" to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of
being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if
necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn it. 

I'm tired of being told that Islam is a
"Religion of Peace," when every day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim
men killing their sisters, wives and daughters for their family "honor"; of
Muslims rioting over some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Christian
and Jews because they aren't "believers"; of Muslims burning schools for
girls; of Muslims stoning teenage rape victims to death for "adultery"; of
Muslims mutilating the genitals of little girls; all in the name of Allah,
because the Qur'an and Shari'a law tells them to. 

I'm tired of being told that out of
"tolerance for other cultures" we must let Saudi Arabia use our oil money
to fund mosques and mandrassa Islamic schools to preach hate in America and
Canada, while no American nor Canadian group is allowed to fund a church,
synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia to teach love and tolerance. 


I'm tired of being told I must lower my
living standard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate.

I'm tired of being told that drug addicts
have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the
damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and
stuff white powder up their noses while they tried to fight it off? 

I'm tired of hearing wealthy athletes,
entertainers and politicians of both parties talking about innocent
mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we all know they think
their only mistake was getting caught. I'm tired of people with a sense of
entitlement, rich or poor. 

I'm real tired of people who don't take
responsibility for their lives and actions. I'm tired of hearing them blame
the government, or discrimination or big-whatever for their problems. 

Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to
be 63. Because, mostly, I'm not going to have to see the world these people
are making. I'm just sorry for my granddaughter. 

Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam
veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate.