{"id":24,"date":"2015-01-21T01:54:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T01:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomzom.com\/blog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2015-01-31T22:47:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-31T22:47:08","slug":"sheep-wolf-or-sheepdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tomzom.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/sheep-wolf-or-sheepdog\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheep, Wolf, or Sheepdog?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First I’d like to thank TomZom for inviting me to contribute to this page.\u00a0 I appreciate this outlet to let my voice be heard.<\/p>\n

“So…who are you?” I can hear you saying.\u00a0 Before I tell you who I am, let me take a minute and let you know how I think.<\/p>\n

When it comes down to the very basics, everyone can be categorized in three different ways.<\/p>\n

The most common, especially in America, is the sheep.\u00a0 Yes, I’m saying it, most of you are sheep.\u00a0 Sheep are those that “just want to live their lives peacefully and not rock the boat.”\u00a0 Sure, I want that too, but as a wise man once said, “You need to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.”<\/p>\n

I find that so very true, because of the current state of our country.\u00a0\u00a0 The lack of indictments of certain people in power.\u00a0 Why aren’t more people absolutely furious?!?\u00a0\u00a0 What has happened to the America I grew up in?\u00a0 What have we denigrated into?<\/p>\n

The second kind of person are the wolves.\u00a0 These are the predators of the world.\u00a0 They could be after any number of things.\u00a0 Power. Money.\u00a0 Sex.\u00a0 Your life.\u00a0 These are the bad people.\u00a0 But you don’t always know who they are because they come in so many forms.\u00a0 They can be manipulative, forceful, coercive, or any combination of these things.<\/p>\n

The final category is the sheepdog.\u00a0 These are those who are aware.\u00a0 Aware of their surroundings, the political climate, the economy, and life in general.\u00a0 They stand up for what they believe in, and are passionate about it when they do so.\u00a0 It may sometimes come across as mean, or insensitive, but if you listen to their words, you understand and realize that they are protecting something.\u00a0 It could be a person, an animal, or the very thing that is most precious in this life: Freedom!<\/p>\n

I am a sheepdog.<\/p>\n

Sheepdogs come in many forms as well.\u00a0 They may be bold.\u00a0 They may be loud.\u00a0 They may be quiet.\u00a0 They could be a veteran, or someone who never served, but wanted to desperately…or even had no desire to serve in the military at all.\u00a0 Though we are few in number, we recognize each other when we meet.\u00a0 Maybe not right away, but once we start talking, it’s not hard to pick up on. \u00a0 We find each other and know immediately that we’ve got each others backs.<\/p>\n

The interesting thing about being a sheep, a wolf, or a sheepdog is that it’s not genetic.\u00a0 It is a choice.\u00a0 Many may say, “but I’m a victim of circumstance, therefore I’m …”\u00a0 Poor, a thug, a hero, pick one.\u00a0 But that’s just it, WE CHOOSE OUR PATH, regardless of the hand that we’ve been dealt.\u00a0 If you think otherwise, then you’re lying to yourself.<\/p>\n

So that’s me, you friendly, neighborhood sheepdog.\u00a0 I have my convictions, which I am VERY passionate about.\u00a0 And because common courtesy dictates that publicly I usually hold my tongue in most situations, I do.\u00a0\u00a0 But here, I don’t have that restriction.<\/p>\n

-Joseph Forefathers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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