I have to interject this because it's been bugging me for a very long time. Why are Americans no longer proud of their country and what they personally do?
I remember when my Grandpa worked for the Territorial Highway Dept. as a civil engineer in the 1930s through the 1960s. He had only an 8th grade education, but he taught himself how to do drafting and ended up directing road crews all over the then-Territory of Hawai'i. He supervised the building of the current road to Haleakala, the pali road to Lahaina, the road between Paia and Haiku, some roads on Moloka'i and Lanai, too.
Everytime we drove on one of those roads, he would proudly say that he helped build it. Lots of his friends took pride in what they did, too.
Nowadays, how often does a carpenter drive his family past a house he built and say with pride, "THIS is what I built!" How often does an accountant tell his family, "You know, I'm proud to be employed by...because they treat me like a human being..."
In order for America to begin to heal and rebuild itself, we all need to be proud of what we're doing and act like we mean it.
Miulang
P.S. Being part of the "loyal opposition" can also mean legally challenging the political system and fighting for social justice, and anyone who can withstand the harassment of the sheep deserves to feel proud of himself.
I remember when my Grandpa worked for the Territorial Highway Dept. as a civil engineer in the 1930s through the 1960s. He had only an 8th grade education, but he taught himself how to do drafting and ended up directing road crews all over the then-Territory of Hawai'i. He supervised the building of the current road to Haleakala, the pali road to Lahaina, the road between Paia and Haiku, some roads on Moloka'i and Lanai, too.
Everytime we drove on one of those roads, he would proudly say that he helped build it. Lots of his friends took pride in what they did, too.
Nowadays, how often does a carpenter drive his family past a house he built and say with pride, "THIS is what I built!" How often does an accountant tell his family, "You know, I'm proud to be employed by...because they treat me like a human being..."
In order for America to begin to heal and rebuild itself, we all need to be proud of what we're doing and act like we mean it.
Miulang
P.S. Being part of the "loyal opposition" can also mean legally challenging the political system and fighting for social justice, and anyone who can withstand the harassment of the sheep deserves to feel proud of himself.
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