How important - TO YOU - is your ability to enjoy Outdoor Activities?
A LOT you say? Then you have the opportunity to PROVE IT.
Read this report as of August 23, 2011 - Fly-fishing industry threatened by Congress .
Now... you MUST DECIDE: What are YOU going to DO about it?
No, this is not a matter of letting 'others' ... bear-the-burden, carry-the-load, fight-the-fight or launch-one-for-the-Gipper... NO, it's time YOU take a personal stand, make a personal investment .. or your TIME, ENERGY and SOUL ...and if you can, money.
That's right, money is not the first thing requested, nor is it required. It is the last thing needed.
The cry of, 'Give now, to solve the problems we face...', has been the siren call that has become the ignition-booster in the fire that is ready to burst - out of control and onto the scene. This seek-for-money, has blurred our view, clouded our judgement and influenced our motives.
Money is not poison. But power is. In our society, money is the all perceived power. Remove the money and there is no power. Thus, we do not want to loose the Power of WE, when the money is gone. WE must exist and be effective through our personal investment of TIME, ENERGY and SOUL. It can be done. But will it be done. Time will tell.
So, if you think you can only give money, and leave the other three elements out - DON'T BOTHER ! You are part of the problem. WE do not need any part of the problem contaminating our efforts. Thanks, but, No Thanks.
Let's hope enough people are willing to get involved so that YOU and I can become a WE.
But, lets not deceive ourselves into thinking this all just started with the recent inductees into the inner-circle-of-great-discombobulation. It has been building for a long time.
There are also more players in the foil than the obvious reveals. This is a clear case of, "It's not what you see that hurts you nearly as much as what you do not see." There are forces, fired by agendas unrelated to each other, willing to ally to each other to accomplish their agenda-based goals. They are quite dissimilar, but the results will be identical. Those results will culminate in the loss of our two most precious commodities: Freedom and Natural Resource.
That the current warning flag comes from the fly-fishing industry does not mean the rest of the outdoor heritage activities will go unscathed. EVERYONE who enjoys a nice walk into the woods, meadows, plains, mountains, or deserts - as a refreshing break from the daily grind - is under-the-gun.
Whether you're just a casual stroller, bird-watcher, weekend or obsessed fisherman, occasional or life-long hunter, competition junky, or a tweed-donning-purist... each and every one - regardless of purpose in the outdoors - will loose. The will be no exceptions...!
At last count, that includes roughly 90% of the entire human population. THAT! ... is a loss _TOO BIG_ to allow.
So, yeah. It's a big, scary, deal! I guess the only question left is this:
That acronymous statement may seem more an oxymoron and an impossible task. It may be, but ...
This would be a very good step toward an... Exceptional Outcome.
Arthur O'fieldsteam
A LOT you say? Then you have the opportunity to PROVE IT.
Read this report as of August 23, 2011 - Fly-fishing industry threatened by Congress .
Now... you MUST DECIDE: What are YOU going to DO about it?
No, this is not a matter of letting 'others' ... bear-the-burden, carry-the-load, fight-the-fight or launch-one-for-the-Gipper... NO, it's time YOU take a personal stand, make a personal investment .. or your TIME, ENERGY and SOUL ...and if you can, money.
That's right, money is not the first thing requested, nor is it required. It is the last thing needed.
The cry of, 'Give now, to solve the problems we face...', has been the siren call that has become the ignition-booster in the fire that is ready to burst - out of control and onto the scene. This seek-for-money, has blurred our view, clouded our judgement and influenced our motives.
Money is not poison. But power is. In our society, money is the all perceived power. Remove the money and there is no power. Thus, we do not want to loose the Power of WE, when the money is gone. WE must exist and be effective through our personal investment of TIME, ENERGY and SOUL. It can be done. But will it be done. Time will tell.
So, if you think you can only give money, and leave the other three elements out - DON'T BOTHER ! You are part of the problem. WE do not need any part of the problem contaminating our efforts. Thanks, but, No Thanks.
Let's hope enough people are willing to get involved so that YOU and I can become a WE.
But, lets not deceive ourselves into thinking this all just started with the recent inductees into the inner-circle-of-great-discombobulation. It has been building for a long time.
There are also more players in the foil than the obvious reveals. This is a clear case of, "It's not what you see that hurts you nearly as much as what you do not see." There are forces, fired by agendas unrelated to each other, willing to ally to each other to accomplish their agenda-based goals. They are quite dissimilar, but the results will be identical. Those results will culminate in the loss of our two most precious commodities: Freedom and Natural Resource.
That the current warning flag comes from the fly-fishing industry does not mean the rest of the outdoor heritage activities will go unscathed. EVERYONE who enjoys a nice walk into the woods, meadows, plains, mountains, or deserts - as a refreshing break from the daily grind - is under-the-gun.
Whether you're just a casual stroller, bird-watcher, weekend or obsessed fisherman, occasional or life-long hunter, competition junky, or a tweed-donning-purist... each and every one - regardless of purpose in the outdoors - will loose. The will be no exceptions...!
At last count, that includes roughly 90% of the entire human population. THAT! ... is a loss _TOO BIG_ to allow.
So, yeah. It's a big, scary, deal! I guess the only question left is this:
What are YOU going to DO about it?
Again I will repeat: Let's hope enough people are willing to get involved so that YOU and I can become a WE.
U+I = WE
This formula could be translated as: Unified Individuals Working Environmentally.
That acronymous statement may seem more an oxymoron and an impossible task. It may be, but ...
Exceptional problems require exceptional thinking to produce exceptional solutions.
Arthur O'fieldsteam
