Self-Reliance – Household Words:

Selfishness vs. Enlightened Self-Interest. Ecclesiastes 6:7.

Have you ever run across the “professional-student,” a college student who is too indecisive to complete a degree and has been hanging around the campus taking classes for five, six, or even ten years? He is older than everyone else but because the money never runs out he can avoid committing to a course ofContinue reading “Selfishness vs. Enlightened Self-Interest. Ecclesiastes 6:7.”

The Eyes of the Lord.

Who do you depend on? God, or yourself? We train children to work hard and do what they are supposed to do. And wisdom requires you to fulfill your obligations. Why rely on others for tasks you can complete on your own? It’s like a farm: you should plow your own fields, plant your ownContinue reading “The Eyes of the Lord.”

I am the Master of My Fate.

Have you met the soft and unmotivated? Heard people complain they were too hungry to get up and find food? Seen teenagers who collapse facing easy tasks? America was built on self-reliance: if you want something, work for it. Hitch up your oxen, head into the wilderness, cut down the trees, pull up stumps, plowContinue reading “I am the Master of My Fate.”