It’s the 4th of July!
I love this holiday; it is so uniquely…….American. Well, duh, you say, of course it is. How could it be anything else? It’s US, as in “us” and United States.
I love this country; Congress not so much but this is not a political forum so I will leave it at that. Are we perfect? Far from it, and while it really skews thinking to judge the decisions of the past with the consciousness of the present, here we also have the tools to better the future.
I think that every American should go to Philadelphia and stand in Independence Hall, preferably on a hot summer day when the air conditioning is turned off and listen to the Park Ranger explain what happened there. If you can’t do that, rent John Adams. It is not an action-packed-chase-scene kind of production and if you watch nothing else of it, the scenes of the signing are a must. This was epic; it is epic.
Live so as to honor the vision, the service, the price paid for this country. Wave the flag, eat hotdogs, and celebrate! If I was good at Photoshop here I would insert a pic of Mt Rushmore with smiling faces, but I’m not, so you will just have to imagine. 🙂
Happy 4th!
