Teach A Man To Fish

Response to: "Bill Maher: The rise of Trump isn’t about racism. It’s about too much self-esteem." - The Washington Post - www.washingtonpost.com

Americans shouldn't love themselves too much. You shouldn't have self esteem? Seriously? If we don't love ourselves - we are insecure and depressing but if we love ourselves - we are arrogant or egotistical. 

I suppose that concept - "don't have too much self-esteem"- is great for corporations and businesses who need people to work for them (and make them rich). But it's not good for people that don't have self-esteem and who don't love themselves enough to find a job they love to do, those who feel they have to slave for others doing jobs that only profit the employer.  It's not conducive to a happy and healthy society, either.

In fact it produces a lot of angry, dissatisfied and destructive personalities in my opinion. 

What does a bratty kid who kicks the back of an airplane seat have to do with self-esteem? 

I agree that we are GIVING kids grades, trophies and a false sense of pride that they didn't earn, just like the Democrats want to give people all sorts of things that don't help them feel better about themselves, things that don't build self esteem. It sounds like a Christian concept, but it's really not Christ-like at all. Feeding the poor and hungry - the widows and the fatherless has been taken to the extremes. 

Democrats are the ones teaching people to be Dependent and Self Helpless. Democrats are creating people who have No Self Esteem. They are not doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. They are creating dependents to serve them and their agendas, to build their kingdoms not Gods.  

 You don't build self esteem in an adult or a child by giving them things continually. You build self-esteem by teaching them how to love themselves, respect themselves and how to make a living doing something productive that they love to do. Self Esteem is created by accomplishments, by working and learning how to do things for yourself. The less you know, the more dependent you become and the more helpless and angry you feel. 

In reality, children and adults hate the person, institutions that give and give and give without expecting anything in return. They know you think they are helpless, worthless, not smart enough, not capable, and inadequate. Listen to those children, "I'm not a baby!" Yet, people continue to treat them like they are a helpless baby and this creates angry, self-destructive, dependent children who don't know how to take care of themselves. Listen to them cry, "I need and I want..." But it's not toys or food they really need, it's Self Esteem. They need to know the joys of accomplishing things. They need to know the feeling you get from doing something that strengthens their heart, mind and body. They need to feel the pride from finishing a project on their own, not one that Mom or Dad did for them. 

I'm not saying we shouldn't help someone in need. I'm not saying that helping people is a waste of time or money. Im the first person to stop and give money to those who are standing on corners asking for help. But, I've learned the hard way that help is seldom truly appreciated because deep down people know that if you just keep giving to them and giving to them that you view them as helpless and hopeless - labels that can turn people into cons, liars and thieves. 

I'm not saying that all democrat platforms are wrong or harmful. I am saying that we must be careful not to do too much or give too much for too long. The old saying, "Give a man to fish, he eats for a day ... Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime," is very true. 

I am also saying that we can help people until they become dependent and we can help people until they become angry, self-destructive individuals. We can help people until they resent us for treating them like they can't do anything. We can create an image in people that is very difficult for them to overcome. We can even help others because it makes us feel good about ourselves and forget the objective is to help others feel good about themselves. 

It's the same for both children and adults. 

It's why we can't let a Democrat win the Presidency. 

Jesus said, "Follow Me and I will make you fishermen."  He was saying that if he simply gave the word to them, they wouldn't understand the word. To truly understand his message, they had to follow him, and do the things that he did, to love the way he loved. Jesus knew he had to teach them how to be Christians, that they had to learn how to fish for people, how to help people to seek God (love) personally rather than depend on others to feed them (love) God's Word. Jesus wanted people to know they could do all things through (love) Him, nothing would be impossible for those who loved. He could not just give them love, he had to teach them how to love themselves and others for them to live life in abundance.