These days we are told over and over
again “You can't”
-You can't make it on your own because
of your race. You need a government program to help you
-You can't plan for your own
retirement, you are too stupid. You need a government program
-You can't save money, you need the
government to do it for you
-You can't take care of your own
health-care, the government needs to do it for you.
It's really become a “you can't”
society that will soon result in no one believing they can do
anything without the government helping them. And then if you try and
fail at something, they tell you it's not your fault, it's someone
else holding you down, pulling you back and denying you your rights.
There is no personal responsibility for success or for failure.
Recently I have been watching the Bob
Ross “How to” painting show from the 80's and 90's. I find it
absolutely amazing how different he is from society today. People
often make fun of him because of his huge hair and funny way of
talking (Happy little trees) but he was one of the most positive and
optimistic people ever. Can't wasn't even in his vocabulary. He was
always saying “You can do it” And he would go on to say that if
you try and fail it wasn't because you didn't have the ability, it's
because you didn't believe that you could do it. “If you believe
that you can do it, you can do it” he would often say. And he would
also often go on to say this same mentality could and should be
applied to more than just art. Bob Ross might have been a little odd
and unusual but he was a unique man, a man with a “you can”
attitude in an “you can't” society and I find that very refreshing!
Check out this video, someone made a little song with some Bob Ross footage :)
