So while we should be thankful for the gift of life, and a country that protects that gift, what are we doing with our lives? What does life expect from us? What is our responsibility? We had to learn ourselves and furthermore had to teach the despairing men, that it did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us.”
He wrote, “What was really needed was a fundamental change in our attitude toward life. We feel he put it best when describing the realization he and his fellow prisoners came to regarding their lives. We’ve been reading Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. But why is life important? What is the meaning of life? If our life is protected, don’t we have a responsibility to do something with it? Be thankful you live in the United States. Think about places like Serbia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur. Even in recent times, yes even today, people live in fear of having their lives taken at any moment based upon the whims of their leaders. We have much to thank God for here, just by the virtue of being American. If our lives are taken, there is a justice system. Our laws protect us from having our lives taken. Obviously the greatest gift of all – the gift of life.
So this independence day, let’s take a guess at why the founders felt it important that we had our “inalienable rights.” We all know what we’re celebrating this independence day, but we contend that what the founders wrote is actually only half the story. We celebrate them today, as we celebrate the 231st birthday of the great American Experiment.
These are our “inalienable rights.” Our republic was founded upon them. “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” We all know these words.