By way of further illustration I remember watching the movie Hunt For Red October and the scene where the Captain and his XO are discussing what they will do when they escape to America. The XO suggests that what he would like to do is to get an RV and travel from state to state, but he wonders if he can do that without “papers”. Of course the Captain assured his XO that he can do that without any trouble. You as the reader or member of the natural, organic, whole foods community may agree with this statement yet it is not true. Anyone who agrees with this statement which includes those in the natural, organic, whole foods community is under the illusion of “Freedom”. No one is America is free to travel. If you choose to travel you must be registered with the state and have a state authorized document of the states approval or you will be arrested. Perhaps you are shocked by this statement especially those in the natural, organic, whole foods community who see them selves free and close to nature and are wondering what is this state authorized document I am speaking of? Well, it is your drivers license.

Imagine the horror of your father before you who traveled to Oregon on the Oregon trail dreaming of being free and having their own land yet being able to look ahead less than a 100 years into the future and seeing their sons and daughters under such slavery. Surely this was not their idea and it should not be ours either especially those of us in the nature, organic, and whole foods community. We must stop and consider again what it means to be responsible for ourselves and self governed and free.

Let me know your thoughts by posting comments below and in my next blog entry I will examine more about the illusion of freedom in the USA and how it relates to the natural, organic, whole foods community.

Senior Editor & CEO,

Harvest Source Whole Foods Journal

Senior Editor & CEO, Harvest Source Whole Foods Journal

Darrell W. Ross is a Graduate of Idaho State University with a BA in Art. A consummate energetic business man for over 40 years in a broad diversity of family business ranging from Construction, Excavating, Tree Service, Federal Contracting, Real Estate, Property Management, Retail, Natural Organic Whole Foods Distribution, and Publishing. Darrell is very happily married to Marcia his wife of 39 years and mother of their six Home Schooled children and currently resides in Burley, Idaho where he practices his healthy living with Marcia and their two youngest Zachary and Caroline, and gives daily “elderly care” to his elderly parents, Wesley & Jennie.