At the micro level there is still much to love. Towns and villages where people know and care for one another. Church communities that rally around their own when a family or an individual faces a time of crisis. Colleges where thoughtful students still come by your office to discuss what a life well-lived might be like, to ask for extra reading, or to discuss ideas. Families bound together in mutual love and respect. Friends and neighbors picnicking, sharing the goods from their kitchen gardens, caring for each other’s children. With this list also, I could go on. The political and cultural world looks healthier and more beautiful when viewed through a microscope rather than a telescope. ~ Jeffrey Polet This lengthy but excellent essay on patriotism is a great read to close out this Independence Day. I hope your celebration was happy and safe!
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 02:33:09 +0000
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