HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
With all the nightmare news headlines coming from all sides today, you’d think America was an island the Brits used to lock up the insane!
But today, I want to reflect on what is GOOD about the country I love, the greatest country on Earth.
America is a beautiful country, from East Coast to West, and all in between.
Mountains, lakes, forests, prairies and magnificent oceans….we have it all here, if you look.
But more beautiful than that are its people…
Say what you want about the “Ugly American”, but we are the first to respond to disaster or humanitarian crisis, anywhere on the Globe.
We have sent more of our boys to die for other’s freedom than any country on Earth…
We even send money to countries that hate us.
Our military, often maligned, are made up of the best of America…brave men and women who protect not only us everyday, but also the inhabitants of foreign soils. We are often the country others look to for help in conflict.
I, for one, am so proud of our military….it’s the strongest on earth, but also with a compassion our adversary’s could never fathom or emulate.
We have the best hospitals and colleges on the planet…come to Boston some time and see the students from around the world getting educated, then go to the hospitals and see how many people from other countries are being saved here.
We have our flaws, for sure, but we also have the freedom to speak our mind, and to vote however we choose….
Women here are free, and equal to men, and each and every nationality that comes here does well, as long as they are willing to work hard.
Hard work is rewarded here, and it’s still the surest path to the “American Dream”.
We take care of our senior citizens, and are working now to finally start taking care of our Veterans.
We are the best of the best…doctors, scientists, engineers, researchers, philanthropists, farmers, educators, innovators… I salute them all.
So next time you turn on the news, on any channel, and hear the chaos, remember that people are passionate on both sides because there is so much at stake…
The soul of the greatest country on Earth….
She is still so worth fighting for.
God Bless America, and enjoy her birthday!~
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