*I am not what you would call a flag-waving patriot, “That ain’t me.” But I will say this, I love America. In its God-given state, I have been given the freedom to be what I desire. The greatest freedom is the freedom to restrain my freedom by a set moral code that lies outside myself. To demand of myself a moral living that takes into account God, and my fellow man. America does not give me this freedom as my founding fathers knew, they are endowed by my Creator. It is by accepting this, this Creator, that I must seek to not only know Him but to ensure I follow Him so that I am the man and American I must be. This freedom leads to all other freedoms. This is easily understood by driving on the interstate, all of us acting in the best interest of all the others and, in so doing, acting in my best interest, not to mention the lesser freedom of being able to drive anywhere I want to go. In America, I am totally free, which must mean I restrain this freedom because of my Creator and for the benefit of all my fellow Americans. Only in this can we all live happily ever after! The ever after is the point. It’s the Creator and me together at last.
*On reading Number’s account of the children denying this most basic freedom.
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| I glanced up and saw this golden line that is an image here but a great reality to me. |
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