Life, Liberty and the Perfect Tan
I was watching the news tonight when a report came on that legislators in the county I live in are considering making it illegal for teens to go to a tanning salon. During the report several teenage girls spluttered on incoherently about being deprived of their "rights."
This is probably more evidence that the public school system is failing to teach children, but more likely it shows that society itself has blurred the line between rights and privileges.
In the Declaration of Independence it reads, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
So just what are rights, and what are privileges? As the Declaration rightly states, Rights are bestowed by God. Privileges are granted and revoked by man. It's just that simple. A driver's license is a privilege, not a right. Freedom is a right, but in many countries it is a seriously restricted privilege, if that.
Getting a tan is not a right. Take advantage of your privilege to receive an education and learn the difference.
You can read about the "tanning ban" here.
This is probably more evidence that the public school system is failing to teach children, but more likely it shows that society itself has blurred the line between rights and privileges.
In the Declaration of Independence it reads, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
So just what are rights, and what are privileges? As the Declaration rightly states, Rights are bestowed by God. Privileges are granted and revoked by man. It's just that simple. A driver's license is a privilege, not a right. Freedom is a right, but in many countries it is a seriously restricted privilege, if that.
Getting a tan is not a right. Take advantage of your privilege to receive an education and learn the difference.
You can read about the "tanning ban" here.
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