Tomorrow is the 4th of July, the birthday of America! Did you know that? These days it seems that is a legitimate question. People celebrate the 4th of July every year with fireworks, barbecue, and water sports. But do they truly realize what it is they are celebrating?
To many, it is just another excuse to have a party. Another excuse to get drunk. Another opportunity to go on vacation. A great time to catch some awesome fireworks.
To those of us that do remember what it's all about, those are just the trappings of the day. To those of us that do understand, it is the celebration of freedom. The honoring of all of those who fought and died and lost limbs and oh, so much else. The all of the fathers, mothers, brothers, sister, sons and daughters that didn't come home. For those that will never get to celebrate. The 4th of July is all about the ability for us to be free to celebrate. To be free to speak our mind. To be free to protect ourselves. To be free to worship however and wherever we choose.
Our found fathers were truly courageous and had unbelievable foresight when they fought for and established this country and wrote our Declaration of Independence. There have been other great civilizations that were benchmark for others to follow. However, those failed after about 200 years. We are celebrating our 241st birthday. We have survived longer, but how much longer.
The failure of those empires came about when the people began to ask what's in it for me? When they began to expect the government to take care of them and not for them to take care of themselves. When the powerful began to love the power and wealth more than they did the people and their democracy. Does this sound familiar? How much further do we have to go before we fail? How much longer can we last with the prevailing attitudes of our leaders and our people. Will we come tumbling down and no one be able to fix us?
I choose to believe that we will survive. I choose to believe in the American Spirit. I trust that those of us who remain patriots and remain loyal to the idea that anyone can achieve the American Dream through hard work and honorable living.
I trust that the God that enable this country to become the greatest, most blessed country on earth will not allow it to fail. This country was founded on the predicate that all people deserve freedom, especially religious freedom and freedom from oppression. I trust that those that would take these away from us will not be allowed to prevail. I trust that people of faith, morals, and values will rise up and take this country back from those who lack these. I pray with trust that God will create a revival of faith, morals, value, patriotism, and loyalty to Him and to this country.
God Bless the USA and Happy Birthday!!!!
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