Happy Birthday, America

Our country is 234 years old today, and oh, how we have changed since the signing of our declaration. Clearly we have evolved by means of technology and have grown by means of the sophistication of our government. But not all changes have been good. Because, sadly, I can feel the flame that is the pride of our country and the sweetness of our freedom slowly diminishing in our hearts. Our fathers who risked everything for us in the act of signing that declaration had that fire in their hearts. They ignored all the troubles that may come their way, and instead sold themselves to a cause that meant more to them than their lives. But I can bet all of you that not many people representing us at the moment would be willing to do the same. America doesn't mean so much to them. Their fires have been extinguished, or perhaps were never even lit. However, there always will be brave, noble people who are willing, who have shown that they were willing in the past. Our military is filled with those brave young people, and even those brave old people. Each and every single one of them should be honored for continuing the work that our fathers began 234 years ago, for each and every single one of them shares that same burning and that same respect and love for their country, the United States of America.

If there was something I could do as a lowly writer of an unrecognized blog on the nets to help those who have lost their fires regain them, I would. But I cannot. And so I look to those who are recognized, who do have a following to do that for me, and to help our people remember that they live in the greatest country on Earth.

For we are the greatest country on Earth. I don't believe in measuring greatness by our present situation. I believe in measuring greatness by the people of our past, and by their dedication and their bravery towards freedom and independence and happiness for all. And our people had these qualities to spare. So on this most wonderful 4th, don't think about fireworks and barbecues and little unimportant things like those. Instead dwell on the founding father that resides in all of us, and his passion that can and will live on in our hearts.