Pass the Candy, Please

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I don't know anyone who doesn't like candy. My absolute favorite is See's Dark Chocolates. I always choose a box of them when ever the opportunity presents itself, and they never go to waste.

Think about an assorted box of chocolates or nuts for a moment. The candies look similar on the outside, but they are drastically different inside. It's natural for all of us to have personal preferences, whether it is for the taste of chocolates or nuts, what neighborhood you live in, who you're friends are, or the music you like. There is certainly plenty of choices.

Now, I'm sure that at some time, someone has passed a box of those assorted chocolates to you, and you realized someone else has all ready selected your favorite. And sometimes, someone has actually taken a bite from one or two, then put them back after realizing they didn't like them. Ever get passed that tray of mixed nuts only to find that all the cashews are missing?

"How disgusting." You've chastised you kids putting back that candy after tasting it. Maybe you even forced the child to eat it anyway. Maybe you've even forced yourself to eat a nasty one just to be polite. I've been there myself a time or two. "Such a waste," you might say when you find the bitten ones that no one else will eat because they know those taste like crap. That's what happens when you believe every piece of candy in that assorted box has the same great taste. Now, that's being foolish. I think it's only natural to spit something out you don't like and try something else.

Well, I don't buy into the assorted theory (socialism) anymore. I only eat what I like, live where I like, and choose friends that I have something in common with. And there is nothing wrong with that. It's not to say that I won't go out on the limb to taste something new, or meet new people. But, after I try it and find I don't like it, I don't keep on forcing things to work. If you fix me dinner, and I don't like it (actually that seldom happens), I won't eat it just to be nice. I'm not a bigot, but I know what I like and what I don't.

Our government has made us all into a box of assorted cholcolates. They tell us everyone is all the same, neighborhoods are the same, and that we should all be able to adapt to one another, for the greater cause. In a sense, one would agree that we all look kind of the same, speak similar, dress the same, and share the same dreams. But inside, we all know that is not true. We are all different. Not necessarily better, but just different. Now if you admit that, the liberals call you a bigot.

Employers are forced to draw blindly from the box because the government tells them that everyone in the box is the same. But they are not. They are individuals and each have their own strengths. And if you peek into the box before selecting, they call that discrimination. Or, after making your selection and finding out first hand the person was unqualified, and terminate him, you get sued.

If you select a neighborhood to live in because most of the residents are like you, or share your values, the socialists call you a bigot. They encourage you to voluntary desegregate and integrate into a new neighborhood. They actually give cash incentives to those that do. And they bus the children of proud parents who built top notch schools, into areas where even the locals won't stay. They insist that makes things equal.

Well come to the Thought Dock and share a chocolate with me. Now, you won't have much of a choice because all I have here are dark chocolates. Don't fret. It's Ok with me if you spit one out, but next time bring your own. I'll try one of yours, but I will spit it out, if I don't like it.
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