This, I received via an email forward.

Written by an Australian Dentist

To Kill an American

You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)

‘An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish , Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.

An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.

An American is Christian , or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan . The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.

An American is also free to believe in no religion……. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.

An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world..

The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence , which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.

An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return………..

When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!

As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan ..

The national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America

Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11 , 2001 earning a better life for their families. It’s been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.

So you can try to kill an American if you must.. Hitler did. So did General Tojo , and Stalin , and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself . Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.

I saw this interesting forum on God and Satan on ABC’s Nightline via the web. It seemed like kids were bickering over who is right, and who is wrong. I was never particularly in awe of Deepak Chopra. His teachings and preachings, (if you may call it as such) relies on borrowed ambiguities. Although, it may sound contrasting that I do shift my own beliefs closer to his line of thinking, I never liked his eloquence. That boy, (successful as he may be) needs a dose of warmth in conducting human interaction, which I find in him substantially lacking.

He was testy and uncomfortable for most of the session. He went on to rebuke the pastor. I found his engagement with the young lady debating him on a counter point of view particularly offensive for the rudeness he displayed. I did not like what I saw.

Deepak – Your grasp in your truth may not be so insecure in that you get testy enough to rebuke others for their belief system. And, I am right. Your belief in your truth is sound and secure. You simply need to be able to display warmth and civility, especially when you are espousing the truth of this world to mere peons like us.

I couldn’t help, but fire an email voicing my displeasure with below :

Deep,
I agree (always have, even before I knew you) with your views. But, on Nightline Face-off, you acted rude to the young lady, testy and less than civil.

You need to get your speech and delivery more eloquent. Even the hooker sounds more graceful than you.

Chris

On the Net : Nightline – Faceoff

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