Hank6046
07-04-15, 21:22
I know that a good number of people look at the way our country is heading and the ideologies that seem to combat common sense and every way and automatically lose hope in any chance of redemption. But please remember what today really means.
Today my family and I went to the Minnesota Zoo for the 4th of July. It was a Military Appreciation Week and we all got in for $10. It being the Minnesota Zoo and the 4th of July, they had a Bald Eagle predominately displayed in a small cage just for the day. It being Military Appreciation Week, lots of Military Families (Veterans, National Guard, Boots, Etc...) were walking around. As my family and I walked up to the Bald Eagle to marvel at just what an amazing animal it really is.
An older man wearing a Marines t-shirt said casually to his family, "see how he's caged and can't fly its a metaphor for this country and how this day means less and less every year." It took me back because one, the eagle should not have been tied up in such a small cage, and too I sort of agreed with him.
Behind him was an even older gentleman, mid 70's maybe, he smiled from behind, and said quietly. "We might be down and out but we ain't dead yet. Just remember history repeats its self, and today of all days is a reminder of that."
This little 5 minutes of banter stayed with me. I thought about it and how right the older guy was. While he may or may not have served,( really doesn't matter) he brings up a great point about history. We, a small band of misfits with differing religions and backgrounds some how fought the largest army in the world, and won. The British Empire which at one point covered 1/3rd of the world, was put down by an oppressed people who wanted better for them and their families. If history teaches us anything today, it is that we can overcome, it is possible and if we know its possible we know we can make it happen. So as this country seems to become more and more controlling and as the two coast control the sway of political powers, remember that today 239 years ago we overcame, and we can do it again.
Stay Positive and Happy Independence Day.
Today my family and I went to the Minnesota Zoo for the 4th of July. It was a Military Appreciation Week and we all got in for $10. It being the Minnesota Zoo and the 4th of July, they had a Bald Eagle predominately displayed in a small cage just for the day. It being Military Appreciation Week, lots of Military Families (Veterans, National Guard, Boots, Etc...) were walking around. As my family and I walked up to the Bald Eagle to marvel at just what an amazing animal it really is.
An older man wearing a Marines t-shirt said casually to his family, "see how he's caged and can't fly its a metaphor for this country and how this day means less and less every year." It took me back because one, the eagle should not have been tied up in such a small cage, and too I sort of agreed with him.
Behind him was an even older gentleman, mid 70's maybe, he smiled from behind, and said quietly. "We might be down and out but we ain't dead yet. Just remember history repeats its self, and today of all days is a reminder of that."
This little 5 minutes of banter stayed with me. I thought about it and how right the older guy was. While he may or may not have served,( really doesn't matter) he brings up a great point about history. We, a small band of misfits with differing religions and backgrounds some how fought the largest army in the world, and won. The British Empire which at one point covered 1/3rd of the world, was put down by an oppressed people who wanted better for them and their families. If history teaches us anything today, it is that we can overcome, it is possible and if we know its possible we know we can make it happen. So as this country seems to become more and more controlling and as the two coast control the sway of political powers, remember that today 239 years ago we overcame, and we can do it again.
Stay Positive and Happy Independence Day.