So my wife and I were talking one day and a question arose, "Why is it illegal not to wear a seat belt, but it is legal in some states for a motorcyclist not to wear a helmet?" I gave a chuckle and looked her and said, ''you know you're right.'' The conversation continued and I said, "a guy on a crotch rocket can haul ass down the freeway doing 85 with nothing more than a t-shirt, shorts, and sneakers on, but a person in a car has to wear a seat belt in an enclosed cabin surrounded by a bunch of airbags." It goes to say how retarded some of the people are we elect into office. The conversation continued about our local school district, where the superintendent is retiring and is said to receive 200 thousand dollars along with his full state retirement benefits. Where four years prior the teachers benefits were frozen, but not the superintendent and business administrators. (go to http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=12531608 for full story). To end on a quote from the great mind of Confucius out of the book The Essential Confucius:
"A certain pupil asked Confucius about government: "What qualifies one to participate in government?"
Confucius said, "Honor five refinements, and get rid of four evils. Then you can participate in government."
The pupil asked, "What are the five refinements?"
Confucius said, "Good people are generous without being wasteful; they are hardworking without being resentful; they desire without being greedy; they are at ease without being haughty; they are dignified without being fierce."
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