If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. Albert Einstein.

You may ask,  What does the last few posts have to do with the sex lives of the Puritans,  or how does a discussion about the Septuagint or the Reformation have any bearing upon my life? Why does any of this matter? Why should it matter to me? What possible good can come from having a discourse on Sex, Politics, and Religion. Does this have a substantive bearing upon my life in the 21st century?

We are Americans, are we not to pursue Happiness, Liberty and Life its self? Is not my Happiness paramount to Liberty, is not my Happiness what Life is all about?

These are some of the questions that I have asked myself  in the past few weeks. Trust me when I tell you, that this business of  tearing apart all that you believe in search of the truth, is a gruesome task and is not for the weak of heart or character. It is extremely  easy to find yourself in quicksand before you know it. Once you are in it there are no easy ways out. I am glad to say that I have a few folks on the other side of the quicksand that have left a rope tied to a tree, my task then is to reach it & grab hold before I sink too far. This is not only a metaphor for my experience, but also for this great nation.

There must be a balance to my life. A balance in thought and action a balance between my feelings and nothing. I wonder if  nothing is a feeling. On some level, it must be or is it a tap-root that causes feelings? I digress.  For me and my journey, I have no choice in this matter, the one thing that I have learned  is: To survive, I must surrender to the process. It is death to my soul for me to be anyone other than who I am The same holds true for this nation. We are not Europeans, we are not Asians we are not Mexicans or Canadians.

WE ARE AMERICANS. It is about time that we remember this and start to act and live like it. So what does that mean?

That means that  235 years ago, a group of men sat down and wrote a set of ideas and principles for a new form of governance.  To understand this powerful document one must first understand what they collectively held to be truth.  What did they believe about religion, sex & politics? The most important question for me is, do I buy into what they believed and where did their belief system originate.

Does the belief system that the signers held to be solid, unshakable truth apply to my life and the life of this nation today?  Make no mistake, the religious beliefs of the signers are deeply embedded into the documents that created this country. So, where did it all start ?

This question brings me to the understanding that I need to look at this in great detail, for their belief system was predicated on the individual and that individuals relationship to God. It is this vital relationship that determines the moral compass of the individual. Our relationship to God, determines are morals. Our morals, or values that we hold as individuals, determine the morals or values that we hold as a nation.

What does this mean for me and what does this mean for you as my readers. ( I want to say Thank You, for sticking with me. ) For my part, I must dig deep into the research of their belief system and try to extract the core and present it to you in such a way as not to be boring.  If you have read down this far, without the aid of glitzy photos, (pat yourself on the back) then you are the ones that will benefit the most from my search.

Thank you for inviting me into your busy life.

Please do not forget to visit my sister site, The Preppy Chronicles II and my newest site, The Preppy Journal due out in the coming months.

Thank you.

Always, Bumby

Tags: Conscience, Honesty, Personal Responsibility, religion, sex, The Preppy Chronicles, The Preppy/WASP lifestyle

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