The 4th

Today is the day we celebrate independence in the US. It doesn’t seem to carry the clout that it once did. Now, it seems to be more about the grilling out, beer, and fireworks than it once did. But I guess that’s the excuse for most holidays in the US. Very seldom is the question asked, “Now why do we celebrate this day? What’s the significance?” I don’t consider myself a cynic but I’m pretty apathetic today that today means we are free from suppression, totalitarian reign, communism, suffering, and poverty. I can worship when, where and how with freedom and not worry that someone will be ‘off with me head.’ many have died to protect and preserve this - past, present and future. Maybe I’m moving toward gratitude but it seems that the more we get, the more deserving we get. This ‘I deserve’ ideology is still undeveloped in my mind but there seems to me to be a correlation between it and my apathy toward singing “for purple mountain’s majesty” today.