Happy Memorial Day in advance everyone!
Next Monday is an occasion to celebrate America - our
America - our nation of great opportunity and great diversity. Even though we Americans are addressing many
difficulties, Monday is a day to celebrate our blessings and our future
possibilities.
On any other day, it’s easy to get mired in everything that’s
wrong with America. What concerns you
the most? Covid 19? The economy? Health care?
World peace? Lots to complain
about, true?
Conservation of our Earth for future generations is another
difficulty - and a hotbed of debate.
Nothing new about this however; it is a topic dating back to our country’s
original landlords:
We do not inherit the earth
from our ancestors – we borrow it from our children.
Native American proverb
Do you believe we’re experiencing (and contributing to) global
warming? If we are, what can each of us do
about it? Will our children feel the
same way about lending us their Earth as we do about inheriting the Social
Security trust fund from our parents? (Not
much “trust” in the use of that trust fund, yes?)
Memorial Day is a day to remember and to honor the men and
women of our armed forces who have preserved a country where cultures of
diversity come together unlike any other place on Earth. It’s a time to salute our service men and
women; present and past; and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect
our way of life:
We all benefit today from those who came before us. But what are we making of our
opportunities? And what opportunities
(and debts) will we leave for our future generations?
In every community, there is
work to be done.
In every nation, there are
wounds to heal.
In every heart, there is the
power to do it.
Marianne Williamson
Monday is a holiday and a time for celebration not worries; for
national pride not fear; for appreciation not anger. Monday, Americans can celebrate the
interesting, diverse, and humorous lifestyle others have enriched us with as
noted by our favorite, Unknown Sage:
Only
in America…
can a pizza get to your house
faster than an ambulance.
Only
in America…
are there handicap parking
places in front of a skating rink.
Only
in America…
do drugstores make the sick
walk all the way to the back of the store to get their
prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the
front.
Only
in America…
do people order double
cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.
Only
in America…
do banks leave both doors open
and then chain the pens to the counters.
Only
in America…
do we leave cars worth
thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the
garage.
Only
in America…
do we buy hot dogs in packages
of ten and buns in packages of eight.
Only
in America…
do we use the word
"politics" to describe the process so well: "Poli" in
Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning
"bloodsucking creatures."
Only
in America…
do they have drive-up ATM
machines with Braille lettering.
Yes, remember “only in America” on Monday and enjoy the
holiday. Then we’ll go back to work
Tuesday – working to overcome our difficulties; working to leverage our
opportunities; working to preserve our way of life for future generations.
Let’s start working to pay back the loan on our planet Earth
to our children and their children.
GAP
When
life gets tough we could get a helmet… or… we could leverage the peace and
share the power of a positive perspective.
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