America The Beautiful, An Absolute Truth

When all reason is lost.  America is the greatest country ever established on earth.  Let me begin by saying, yes we have problems.  Having acknowledged that I will cite just a few examples.  First our people.  For decades I have traveled extensively all across America and everywhere I go I only find kind people willing to help; people of every race, color, and ethnic background.  Secondly, America has the infrastructure that not only allows us easy access to every corner of America but every corner of the planet.  Thirdly our country is beautiful, with millions (3.797) of square miles of unspeakable beauty.  A bonus, most of it is empty, with the powerful potential of productivity, massive natural resources, and big, I mean really big.  Fourth, we have access to cheap abundance.  It has been below freezing here with six inches of snow on the ground for a week.  I walked into Kroger’s yesterday and the produce section was overflowing with every colorful fruit and vegetable from all over the world.  It is one of the marvels of my travels, going into any town and finding inexpensive food and produce in abundance.  Fifth, our healthcare is the envy of the world and on every street corner.  I took someone to the hospital yesterday to have a heart procedure and picked them up a few hours later and took them home.  I have had first-hand experience of the massive numbers of super-intelligent doctors laser-focused on using cutting-edge medicine to save one of my most treasured ones.  I could go on and on but I will end with these two thoughts.  It is 7° outside and I am warm, well-fed, cheap gas in my car, devices connecting me to a world of information and entertainment and above all else, safe, free to express myself, and free to worship tomorrow.  And my last thought is this.  There are a few of us that hold microphones that are constantly screeching how bad we are to the point many of the simplest are lining up behind them.  They produce hate.  One road trip, one trip to the doctor, to the market, or to their neighbor would prove them all wrong but they have eyes that can’t see, ears that can’t hear, and hearts of stone where their love has long since grown cold.  America the beautiful is an absolute truth, I’ve been there.  And if anyone is saying otherwise, they are lying.   

Our family over our head in one corner of America the Beautiful.