About a hundred years ago, Czech author Franz Kafka wrote: “There are two cardinal sins from which all the others spring: impatience and laziness.” In today’s world, it wouldn’t be politically correct to call someone lazy or impatient. So we talk about entitlement instead. And every day, the national news is filled with stories that showcase an entitlement attitude. Of …
The Life-Sucking Danger of an Entitlement Attitude
It was Friday, January 20, 1961, and President John F. Kennedy spoke some of the greatest words ever spoken by any President … or any human being … for that matter. He said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” If only we had listened, we wouldn’t be in the mess …