Let the Fireworks Begin

It's that time of year when this country, the good old USA, celebrates its birthday. Throughout this great land, there are cities and towns of all sizes with parades of all fashions. From mothers with toddlers in strollers to the elderly patrons sitting in lounging chairs to the parade participants all decked out in a lively affair. This country comes alive in festivities, unlike any other nation. From its eastern Atlantic shore to the majestic Pacific coast and all states in between, people from all ages join in the great celebration of this proud nation. The casual participants in these festivities can partake of some of the best food and drink envisioned by mankind. From the National Hotdog to the apple pie it all comes down to what makes this country the best place on this earth to live and breath. We are a people of diverse cultures and race that have come together to these shores with a common cause and goal, and that is the bell that rings in the ears of every member of this nation and it rings true with the sound of freedom.

Freedom is not cheap, and there are many of us that have made brave and harrowing challenges in their lives just to enjoy these celebrations. To them, we shall continue and always remain indebted. Listening to and watching the fireworks that dawn the evening skies throughout this nation on this day we are all enamored with a spectacle of great dazzle display. Our eyes are treated to the likes of which our imaginations can only dream as town after town all across America points to the heavens and sends a glimmering array of wondrous lights into the nighttime sky. Everyone enjoys a night display of these offerings, and crowds gather by the thousands to partake of the various displays offered.

While writing this short verse about this Nation's July 4th party, my mind is woven to one thought. From the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock with their perilous journey and fight for survival on this virgin land to the battles, the Colonials fought to preserve their religious freedoms from the Mother country to the near defeat of the Nations first army at Deleware. With the inspiration of a group of men to pen our great constitution, I see one common denominator in play. With the Country nearly torn apart by civil war and the march for total freedom for all individuals regardless of race, and several great leaders struck down long before they're prime as they lead this nation, I see a pattern to the formula that inspires the word freedom. With several world wars that called this nation into the fray and put millions in harms way with many never to see these beautiful shores again, I see a blueprint for a hungry growing organized group of peoples unlike the world has seen since it's development to this very day. If a person lets their mind contemplate the true history of this country and dwells on the many circumstances that just happened to sway the outcome of all the events that have taken place that might have destroyed this free cause then you have come to the same conclusion that I have.

We are one Nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. God is the common denominator, and he is the master hand that penned the blueprint for the constitution. It is his works that inspired the generals in the battles to deploy in manners which would be victorious for this nation's sovereignty. It is God that healed this nation as some would conspire to destroy it with assassinations and secret societies. It was God that placed this nation with massive seas bordering each shore for the protections he knew we would need when world wars destroyed other continents. It was God that inspired us to become the most technological nation in the world and lead in every major development to better mankind upon this planet. It was God that allowed us to speak, pray, and gather as we choose for support from our families, and It is God that puts the smiles on all the little faces that adorn the festivities this day as we celebrate in freedom's precious light. Yes, God is the common denominator for all we have and all we will ever become in this nation. He deserves all the credit, thanks and kind words from his children this day.