I know that Life is meaningless when it is only lived in pursuit of self-indulgence. Meaning comes to life only when man forgets about himself, and lives to please a higher power. When our focus is drawn away from ourselves it is drawn to help others around us in need at the expense of my own needs. When we reach this point, we have a sense of enlightenment that no other man can understand. A euphoria if you will. But why then is it so difficult to live a truly selfless life? Our own selfish motives always seem to creep into the daily mix. We know what is right, yet we do not do it. We put ourselves before the needs of others instead of the other way around. How can we be called righteous if we know what is right, and we do the opposite? Some of us excuse this behavior by saying we shall be perfected in the next life, but I say that is rubbish. We must be willing to face up to our imperfections now or never.

More than 70% of Americans claim to be Christians. But what exactly is a Christian? Is it someone who believes in God? Most of the world believes there is a God. More specifically, is it someone that believes in Jesus as the Son of God? No. A Christian is a follower of Christ quite literally. Yet so many American think they are Christians because they repeated a line after their pastor when they were kids, or maybe they pray every day, or perhaps they do good things in the name of Jesus. All of these things can help a person feel good about himself, but feeling good about yourself does not make you selfless. In fact it is quite the opposite.

Most Countries in the Middle East have about a 98% Muslim population. Muslims will make the claim that Islam is a peaceful religion. Yet most of the terrorism in the world is inflicted by Muslims. Peace-loving Muslims, most of which live in America, claim that these are just a group of extremists that have embraced a twisted form of Islam. These same people often point out that Christians did the same thing during the Crusades. Yet I see a difference between the two. Christians that commit acts of violence against their neighbor are in strict violation of Holy Scripture, while Muslims committing acts of violence are in strict obedience to their Holy Scripture.

So we have here two very different religions. On the one hand we have Christianity, a very peaceful religion, but most that claim this religion for their own, do not follow its most basic command. Love your neighbor as yourself. On the other hand we have a religion that encourages its followers to celebrate in the streets when those they see as enemies are brutally murdered. Which is worse? I cannot answer this. To me it is unclear.

So why do so few people have true meaning in their lives. Because Humans are selfish. I don’t care what religion you are. We are all selfish. And we will never find meaning until we get over ourselves. Religion will not provide meaning to your life. Only willing service to others will. If we all made this our Goal in life, no matter what religion we claim as our own, we would all live picture-perfect, fulfilling lives.

It basically brings back every feeling that we all had immediately after 9/11. But it is important that we never forget. So I recommend everyone go see this movie as soon as you get a chance. And then buy it when it comes out on DVD. I know I will. I’m putting the trailer to the movie below. Watch it, then go see the whole thing.

Anybody who has watched the news the last few weeks has heard your name Mrs. Sheehan. Most people have heard by now of your great loss. As a mother, you have lost one of the dearest things in your life, your son. I must say I can understand the pain of losing a loved one. It is always a regrettable thing.

But why must you push your political agenda down on everyone in America Mrs. Sheehan? Why have you spread lies about Iraq and in the process undermined our troops over there? Why is it that you are one of the minority of parents who disapproves of this war, yet you get the majority of the news coverage. Do you feel the pain that you cause other parents and troops? Do you honestly think he died for nothing?

If your son has died for nothing, what does that say about him? If he went there knowing he was fighting for evil, what does that make him? Blind or evil. Either way, this doesn’t speak well for him. Your son will live on through the memories he left behind, but what happens when those memories become tainted? You have tainted your son’s memories Mrs. Sheehan, and I’m afraid you will realize it to late. You have killed all that is left of your son, for what? For your own selfish political motives.

You have aligned yourself with the far left of this country. Have you done this to discredit yourself, or do you honestly believe that this group resonate with all of America? I’m afraid if you said the latter, you are sorely mistaken. America, despite its many flaws, stands on a mountain far and away from you and your followers. Despite being covered by the media, I know what mainstream America believes, and you are about as far as can be. CNN and NBC may jump at a chance to cover an anti-war liberal, but I see through their disguise. I applaud the many parent who have risen up to say, “You Don’t Speak for us Mrs. Sheehan.” But where is there coverage? Oh yeah, that’s right, they don’t meet the media’s liberal agenda.

You have disgraced your son, and now you disgrace yourself. Why have you made yourself out as a hypocrite? Why is it that you met with the president once before, and you only had good things to say? But now it appears that you have only changed your attitude to suit the needs of Moveon.org and other liberal organizations. We all have heard your weeping, and we all can sympathize with the loss of your son. But please cut out the politics, and go home and grieve as you should…in your room. Because I think I speak for most of America when I say, we are all tired of your wining and your treachery of the troops and your country.

Sincerely,
A Concerned Citizen