The Spirit of July 4
When our people agreed to fight for independence, there were colonists who stood with the king and said no. But still, Jefferson wrote. When our people agreed to fight for independence, our barely existing Congress failed to cover the soldiers’ food and clothing expenses necessary to continue the fight, so they often went into battle without adequate health and protection. And still, Jefferson wrote. What I’m saying is that when our people agreed to fight for independence, we were already at odds and we didn’t really agree, not all of us. And yet still, Jefferson wrote. He started out by saying that all men were created equal, even if we didn’t see each other as such. And he ended by saying that we, all of us, would support this declaration, mutually pledging to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor, even if, at times in our history, then and now, we would turn on each other and point fingers, sacrificing that honor and that pledge. We are a nation, still, because we keep fighting and speaking and arguing, together and individually, for what we believe is right. And that, my friends, is the spirit of July 4.
Enjoy the day, rainy or otherwise.
