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| "Seize the day" (Horace, Odes) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
“While we're talking,
envious time is fleeing: pluck the day, put no trust in the future” -
Horace
Years ago
when I was a graduate teaching assistant in economics, I had a student ask why
I was a conservative. The conversation took place after a class in which I
mentioned that I was a fan of the Austrian School of Economic Thought.
The question
was a legitimate one and asked honestly. I struggled for an answer at the time,
mentioning several issues of morality as well as individual freedoms. I never did
give an answer with which I was completely happy but I knew a better, yet
simpler, answer existed.
I knew there
was an underlying philosophy that tied those beliefs together. Later, I was
able to put together what I should have said: “There are only a certain number
of decisions to be made about your life in any given day. I’m a conservative
because I believe you should make as many of those decisions as possible.”
There are only a certain number of decisions to be made about your life in any given day. I’m a conservative because I believe you should make as many of those decisions as possible.
It's past time for us to remind our elected officials and the faceless bureaucrats who re-interpret regulations to force more government decisions onto citizens that the day is, indeed, our day. I encourage you to take a part of your day to show an interest in the politics of our nation. It already has an interest in you.
Carpe diem, indeed!
