Following are the words of a young man...17 1/2 year old Michael:
I heard a song on the radio the other day, and it made me start to
think. The song was talking about how America seems to have disappeared ,
and that the people have lost their spirit of patriotism.
Well, I
think he was somewhat correct in his song because we (if you look
around) don't really take time to think about the freedoms we have, or
at least should have. But we have so much to be proud of, and grateful
for. Think about it; we choose who runs our country, we choose who
represents us in government, AND we all share the equal right to run for
these offices ourselves! Besides that, we have the right to keep our
own weapons: guns, knives, etc... We have the right to own private
property, we can build and operate our own business; and all this was
bought with the blood of brave men, who believed in freedom. They gave
their lives so that we could have our freedoms, and we have kept those
freedoms for over two hundred years now,(a very rare length of time for
such a thing) and now, after so long, they are being threatened by
ignorance and apathy!
Do you know what our flag represents? It
represents freedom from tyranny! Red for the blood shed in defense of
liberty; White the purity of the hearts of those who gave their lives
for our country, and blue is for the justice, hope, perseverance, and
vigilance. The flag represents those who fight for freedom and justice
in the wars, in the courtroom, in the schools, or in any other setting,
public or private.
I hope we can all have confidence in knowing that the flag represents us.
“In
God we trust!” that phrase has, of late, faded in almost every place it
has been stamped or engraved. On our coins, where it has been kept more
out of tradition then any other reason, it has been moved to the edge,
where it is less visible, and where it will be much more likely to fade
away. God is the true founder of our nation, and that is why we have
been able to overcome impossible odds, not only on the field of battle,
but also in the councils of government; the men who formed our
government were not people who had been in offices of state, they only
studied the writings of those who had. They must have been working under
the direction, and inspiration of God. God knows everything, and He is
able to give us guidance, and council.
IN GOD WE TRUST,....
And in us God places His trust!!
Michael
2011
Life is not about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself!
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