How many of you think I will give you something for free with that title today? Maybe...
How many of us stop and look at things in a store just because it has that BOGO sign on it? I'm raising my hand. I look at stuff. I even admit to looking at stuff that say it's on sale and I'm gettin it for a great reduction. Doesn't mean I buy it. I don't have to buy just to look. How many people though, do you know that buy crap just because it was on sale? I have had people pick up things and call me to say it is on sale and I can have one, too! It's a book on how to make cigars. Something, I won't do...ever.
Is something ever really free? When someone offers you something for free and you take it, is there a cost involved? Not a monetary cost, but some sort of cost? For example, if I offer to give a card to the first person who becomes a follower of my blog and writes a comment, is that free? Yes. It is comletely free. However, in order to get that free card you have to give up a little bit of privacy by giving me your address. I will also post on the lovely facebook that I gave you a free card and to watch out for more freebies as the days go by. Is that free? I would say that one is pretty free.
I saw a chance to win a vacation the other day. However, it was only a chance at paying $150/night on a condo in the gulf. Nothing else...Is that a winning situation? There were people following all the rules to "win" this prize. I skipped on that offer because if I win a vacation I want to win everything! I want my travel expenses, room and board, and spending cash! That's what I would call a win!
Of course we are free in the USA. We are free to do as we please, within reason. Reason is what gets most people in trouble and causes the most arguments. I have friends on either side of most situations that cause tension. I have people who will tell you all of their reasons for doing something. I can also find people willing to support the opposite side just as stoutly. Guess what! We are FREE to feel as we do because of people like my son who is willing to join a branch of the military and defend those rights. If you roll that one around in your mind, it's pretty cool that we don't have to personally fight for our own individual freedoms. Someone else is holding out their hand and saying, "I got this." Thank you to ALL of our service members for giving each of us our freedom!
Now, I need more coffee. One cup is simply not enough!
Be the first today to offer up a following and a comment and I'll send you a free card!
Peace and Love,
Tela
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