Freedom Lost

Mr. Freedomandresponsibility lost his identification papers to get back in to the United States.It was a horrible ordeal that he went through. That makes the two of us whose identities have been ransacked! When I lost my California DMV ID card and US passport, somebody who got hold of them did not fear one bit and took over my identity and started obtaining credit through my excellent credit history. That person ruined my credit and my life by posing as me and acquired too much debts by thousands of dollars and did not pay for them! Since I have been zeroing a lot of cards and have operated on a cash basis to increase my networth instead of being in debt, I was not aware of what was going on. I used to take things for granted, such as my identity and passport, since they were easy to get. But once you have lost what you used to enjoy, it will be time for real self-introspection, and your priorities change. Identities are important after all. To this day, I am being extra careful about it and truly appreciate in the real essence of the word "appreciate." The State Department put me through a very rigorous and expensive process to resurrect my identity. It's good to know that I am not the only one in our bloggers group who has the shaken identity experience. It's a terrible thing to go through.

Ever since, I have strongly believe d in my heart that we should not lose our freedom that we enjoy right now in our society. I believe that if we lose them, it is going to be one heck of a time resurrecting our rights back. Our freedom to exist as we are and our freedom of speech are things that I will never take for granted.