I'm sure most of you now know that Osama is dead. Well, at least that's what is on the news. That is the reason that so many young Americans ran to the front gates of the White House to chant USA and sing the national anthem. Unfortunately, many of the American people believe this to be a display of Patriotism. I, on the otherhand, do not. I call this the false wave, the wave that sweeps up the nation and gathers people together for a short time under a common thread. The same wave gather sports fans together to cheer or boo their team or their teams rivals. Patriotism is not something that gathers you in a wave and surges you up with your fellow Americans. It is something that burns within us. It is a banked fire with glowing embers that warms us with the glowing love of our nation. It is silent most of the time, only within our hearts can we hear it. Patriotism displays itself when we honor our flag, when we say the Pledge of Allegiance, when we stand with our hands over our hearts or up in salute as our flag is raised and the Anthem is played.
When a great horror or victory hits our country it is the Patriot that is composed, crying or cheering on the inside. We do not need to race into the streets. We do not need to shout as loud as we can how much we love our country or how much we need to seek retribution. We treat our Patriotism in the same way that Jesus told us to pray.
I know that there are many who will be upset with this post. Please know that I am not trying to insult anyone with this. There are some out there who cry out when our country befalls tragedy but not so that others can hear, just because they feel the injustice, like a knife, in their hearts. They may cry out our victory but just because they know that it means that soon the sons and daughters of our nation will be coming home to them.
My fellow Patriots, I love you one and all.
When a great horror or victory hits our country it is the Patriot that is composed, crying or cheering on the inside. We do not need to race into the streets. We do not need to shout as loud as we can how much we love our country or how much we need to seek retribution. We treat our Patriotism in the same way that Jesus told us to pray.
I know that there are many who will be upset with this post. Please know that I am not trying to insult anyone with this. There are some out there who cry out when our country befalls tragedy but not so that others can hear, just because they feel the injustice, like a knife, in their hearts. They may cry out our victory but just because they know that it means that soon the sons and daughters of our nation will be coming home to them.
My fellow Patriots, I love you one and all.
You have such a way with words. I agree with you. When I heard that most of the people gathering at the White House were young college students, I thought of how old they were when 9/11 occurred- nine? Ten? Eleven? While they were certainly old enough to remember the experience, they were not old enough to actually experience the experience. While there will always be exceptions, I doubt they were actually showing Patriotism.
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