feb10

February 10th 2015

Sometimes a friend posts something that catches your eye
and you feel it must be shared.

Australian definition of a Canadian...

Once in a while someone does a nice job of describing a Canadian, 

this time it was an Australian dentist. 

You probably missed it in the local news, 

but there was a report that someone in Pakistan 

had advertised in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed a Canadian 

any Canadian. 

So the following is an Australian Definition of a Canadian. 

In case anyone asks you who a Canadian is ??

A Canadian can be English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, 

Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek.

A Canadian can be Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, 

Australian, Iranian, Asian, Arab, Pakistani or Afghan.

A Canadian may also be a Cree, Metis, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Sioux, 

or one of the many other tribes known as native Canadians.

A Canadian's religious beliefs range from Christian, Jewish, 

Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or none. 

In fact, there are more Muslims in Canada than in Afghanistan.

The key difference is that in Canada 

they are free to worship as each of them chooses. 

Whether they have a religion or no religion, 

each Canadian ultimately answers only to God, 

not to the government, 

or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.

A Canadian lives in one of the most prosperous lands in the history of the world. 

The root of that prosperity can be found in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms 

which recognize the right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.

A Canadian is generous 

and Canadians have helped out just about every other nation in the world 

in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.

Canadians welcome the best of everything, 

the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, 

the best services and the best minds.

But they also welcome the least, the oppressed, the outcast and the rejected. 

These are the people who built Canada.

You can try to kill a Canadian if you must 

as other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world have tried 

but in doing so you could just be killing a relative or a neighbour. 

This is because Canadians 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, can be a Canadian.

I think that is an amazing description!

Today has been a bit of a rollercoaster,
with the ride finally coming to a stop
at least for now.
The doctors appointment at 10am
should shed some light on some problems I am having,
and relieve some self inflicted anxiety!

One should never read the side effects of their drugs
when they are not feeling well.
Definitely not the time
to read all about the horrific things 
that may or may not happen to you!!!!

Tonight was a bit better!
I went walking for the first time in a year.
I walked 3 laps (5=1km)
and did 4 flights of stairs (up AND down) at a jog.

We celebrated this new weekly excercise routine
by meeting up at the local Tim Hortons.

Not much else to tell you.
I did NOT get to LDO today,
the pain kept me in bed till 11:30am
when I got up because I couldn't get comfy there anymore.

I did do a bit of sorting 
and I made grilled cheese and soup for supper.....

but 
other than that I GOT NOTHING!

Good night from John Street.