Just about 45 years ago, there was a fork in the road. Our country took a trip in one of the two directions. It was a hard, draining journey. In some sense, the path led people to become saddened beyond consoling. It seemed like the best and brightest were disregarded and tossed aside. A lot of people's hopes were put in the ground along with President John F. Kennedy on the late November day so long ago in 1963.
But for some, the struggle to make America was incredibly renewed through the actions of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. They represented hope, change and the inherent goodness that is America. But 1968, 5 short years since that horrible day in Dallas, two men who challenged and supported America to become a better place were struck down.
The years went on with our national nightmares of Viet Nam, Watergate and other events that made you question what the hell was happening. Where were the leaders that put our people first? Where was the leader that could create jobs, help business but wouldn't forget a single mother raising two kids in the southwest? We seemed to be lost, drifting, reacting instead of being proactive.
Last night I talked to my two oldest about what was right with America. I told them that they have a very special time in History when they will see America become a more inclusive place. A place not secretly desired for only her material abundance but a place that says to the world, "In this place, all things are truly possible." I told then that they will have to work harder than they ever imagined they could, but that is what their country needs, and that is what their country deserves.
45 years represents a generation in terms of human timeframes. It has been a hard 45 years with so many people feeling hopeless and demoralized. Division has been an agenda to keep people from seeing the goodness that dwells in so many of us Americans. Those days will take time to heal. But it will heal with time.
I am very excited by our countries future. I am hopeful that she will once again assume her rightful role in the world as a beacon for what is right and good in the heart of people. As I looked at my sons faces last night as I spoke to them, their looks of serenity and strength assured me that we are on the right path once again.
God bless our country and all that call her home....
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Beautiful post, bigd. I think you are right. This is a time of growth and evolution for us as a race. With that comes growing pains and many people who are fighting against this change, tooth and nail. That is to be expected as their worldview is being turned upside down.
I'm not speaking so much politically, as spiritually, and I hope that we can move forward to better times...in my lifetime.
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