Good day, or night, or whatever fleeting moment you've snatched to hear me, Jim Pattison, or Papa 4 Da Boys, and a penchant for seeing life's odd corners. Today, I'm pounding out the Truth of the only True Human Rights that we are entitled to from the moment we are Conceived -- Natural rights—those grand, unshakable truths that make us more than just ants dancing on a cosmic crumb. The  concept relies heavily on John Locke's thinking when he talked about "Life, Liberty, and Property" (which America edited to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" in the Declaration of Independence.   Natural rights—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—are gifts straight from the Creator's hand, not some government clerk's desk. Picture it: 1776, men in wigs scribbling the Declaration of Independence, insisting we're all born clutching these "unalienable" treasures. Chuckles   Happiness, they say! Not the happiness you get from getting to the next level in a computer game, a Bentham definition, but the Flourishing you get from doing Life Right, (think Mill and Aristotle mashed together in some crazy way) Life the way it was supposed to be lived. Best enjoyed by virtuous people.   John Locke—that Englishman with a philosopher's squint—who argued we're free, equal, and armed with rights to life, liberty, and property, as natural as the rust on an old nail. But natural rights, pure as a Danzig sunrise, are muddled by modern chatter—newfangled "rights" based on whimsical identities sprouting like mushrooms after rain. Natural Rights are NOT those created by government to numb the people into quiet submission, like the 1948 Universal Declaration that got tangled in a web of economic and social (as in Socialist) claims. These extras blur the focus on Real core freedoms—thought, conscience, religion—that let us ponder life's meaning without a bureaucrat tapping his foot.  It's like trying to keep a clean house when everyone's tracking in mud—best to stick to the essentials, no?   Locke, Jefferson, and their powdered-wig posse—ground these rights in natural law, a divine blueprint stitched into our very being, our very functionality. Human flourishing is where life and liberty let us chase noble ends—knowledge, friendship, maybe even a good schnitzel—without shackles.  These rights aren't up for debate, unlike the fleeting favors governments call "legal rights," which vanish faster than a poorly played tune.These God-given rights, like a drummer gripping his sticks are the True substance worth holding onto, fighting for, even dying for. In a world tempted to trade eternal truths for shiny distractions, like Universal Basic Income, or special protection for Trans identity, the solid call is simple: return to the Declaration's clarity, where rights stand firm, for Happiness that Lasts and has depth.    Natural rights are our birthright, not some politician's whim, and guarding them is as vital as keeping dust off a polished floor.   We'll talk about this more, Boys, and their link to Immutable Characteristics…like XX/XY Sex.  And so, Boys, Five minutes gone, and I leave you with this: natural rights are yours, unalienable, eternal. This is Papa speaking…4 Da Boys.  I'll catch that Power Nap now. Keep your rights close, and your broom closer. 

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