2011-08-07
Vernon Brewer
Today you and I have a conflict. We want to be brave. We want to take risks but we also want to be safe. Do you know how many times we say the word safe? Be safe. Hope you are safe. Travel safe. We want the American dream. Go to college. Get a degree. Graduate, then what? Find the love of your life and get married? Okay, then what? Get a job. Well, then what? Buy a car, buy a house, buy life insurance, then what? We'll grow old and retire, okay. Is that it? Is that all there is? In fact, couldn't we just sum up the entire American dream with a single word, safety? That's what it's all about. No matter what you want out of life, you can achieve it in America in comfort, in style and in the end, safe.