Why Should We Be Self Reliant?

by Joshua Fortner
         
I think most people would agree that it is important to be self reliant. But, when asked "why"......what answer would be given. I think that if one is going to live a certain type of lifestyle, or claim that doing a particular thing is important, then it is also important to have clearly defined reasons that it is important and what the end game is. Otherwise, there is no goal, no plan, no focus, and we experience burn-out. How many times have you started a new hobby or suddenly got a passion for something, only to drop it not far down the road. Perhaps it was something that did not provide any real value to others or to your life. Perhaps you simply did not have a clear purpose for why you were doing it in the first place. 
     If I am going to suggest that people do something, then I should give a clear reason as to why they should and what they benefits are. 
So,  in this article, I would like to define the reasons in which I believe we should all try to live as much of a self reliant life as possible. We should all be self reliant for freedom, to not burden others, and to be prepared for disaster. 

Freedom

Freedom is something all humans desire. But, it seems that so many do not understand that to be free comes with responsibilities. You cannot be free as long as you are overly dependent on others....especially government.

As long as you are dependent on outside sources to provide everything that you need, then you are likely indebted to them in some way, and at their mercy. You are a slave/indentured servant. If you live in government housing, don't be surprised that government tells you what to do in "your" house. I know we have all heard a parent say, "my house, my rules". 

 Our founding fathers understood that in order for a society to remain free and be able to govern itself, it must be self reliant. It must be able to take care of itself, or the government will step in and take control of things.  

     It is important to be as self reliant as we can possibly be so that we are not constantly working for someone else or running to our government to oversee our lives because we are not willing to do for ourselves. If we do not regulate ourselves, then someone else will gladly step in and do it for us.

We must be self reliant to remain free. 

 

Do Not Be A Burden To Others

     I would hope that no one reading this would be ok with being a burden to other people. But, I am sure that we all know at least one person who can not get it together and constantly seems to be having someone else do everything for them. We should take care of ourselves so that our friends and family can take care of themselves......without having to spoon feed us. This one is pretty much self explanatory. Don't wear out your welcome.....be self reliant so that others are not burdened with taking care of you. 

 

Preparedness

What if another Great Depression were to hit us next year? Oh my.....it would be worse than the first one....why?.....because people dont know how to do anything anymore. We are overly dependent on our gadgets and services. Once those things cease...we are suddenly smacked in the face with the reality that we don't know how to actually LIVE. 

Hopefully this is not you.....but if it is, change it! 

Learn to grow your own food, raise animals, make things for yourself and others, hunt, trap, defend yourself, and be able to live without employment at a company that may shut down or not exist in the future. 

We never know what the future holds.....so be self reliant, to be prepared for the possible bad times. 

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