Mar 28 2009
This Too Shall Pass
“It is said an eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him with the words, “And this, too, shall pass away.” How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!” (Abraham Lincoln)
I try in my blogging to keep things light and as humorous as I can, but there are times when the weight of the world rests upon us all, and there are no funny words left to make it better.
Our blogs on this website are read by people all over the world. Some do not understand the anguish that Americans are feeling, because from all they see on television, we still have much more than they ever will. They don’t understand that all the values our country was founded on, and all the structure that we built upon, has been eroded ~ mostly from within, by people who were supposed to be looking out for our welfare.
My ancestors were American Indians and German immigrants. I don’t know for sure how and when the Indians got here, but they had something really great going for them. A huge land just waiting for them to discover and enjoy. Then people came from other lands, telling them they had to share. I don’t blame them for being upset; and look at where they ended up: reservations ~ freedom gone.
Then more people came from other countries, by the thousands, taking over the land, changing it forever. It was still a great place to be since the governing powers were small and new, and all of the people who came were willing to work for what they received.
The years pass and cities grow larger, more people pour in from other countries, seeking the freedom that we enjoy. Our government gets larger and greedier, making more rules to benefit themselves.
There was a time, in the 40’s & 50’s when people could leave their homes unlocked for hours or days at a time. Their children could walk down the streets without fear of being kidnapped. There were plenty of jobs, and most everybody worked because they didn’t believe in getting anything they couldn’t pay for, and they certainly didn’t belive in taking government handouts as long as you were able to work, but things were beginning to change.
Someone stopped looking at what was good for all the citizens ~ someone dropped the ball. All those good things that made us a great country have been pushed aside and forgotten. “One nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” Do you think Abe had any idea that his “This too shall pass” would also signal the end of our great nation?
Who decided that we (the United States of America) had the sole responsibility to take care of all the world’s problems?
Who decided that we should be responsible for feeding the starving in other countries (when there are starving people here).
Who decided that we should turn a blind eye to people illegally living here, bringing their drugs, their gangs, and their terrorist activities?
NOBODY ASKED MY OPINION! Did they ask you?
Oh well, “This too shall pass.”
Yes, but will we still be here when it does, or do we get to go live on a reservation somewhere?
