On
November 15, 1777, the Second Continental Congress ratified the Articles of
Confederation, which was the precursor to the United States Constitution.
Maybe this should remind us why we banded together, and why we have been
better for it.
Instead of the constant banter about having uniform ways for all people,
and if they won’t do as we think is right, let them be banned, shunned, or let
us call it a divorce*, consider the quiet ways of tolerance.
*(Divorce: In the context of the union of states, is the unspeakable
abomination that are Civil Wars anywhere, the most tragic type of wars for what
is already a tragic human impulse.)
Let’s consider living and let others live as they deem right.
Fighting is not glorious, regardless of some movies and their
parlor tricks. Real heroes get along.
I’d like to see a lot more of these heroes in stories, especially for
young readers; quiet get-along main characters. They seek not glory and thus
are glorious.
Blessed are the peacemakers, especially the quiet ones who live what
they say, and do not tell others how they must speak, think, or be.
The USA constitution strove for a balance. Let’s remember what it’s
about.
