After "all" this years, how do I see the United States of America today?
Strong, as it has been in the last two centuries. America was born for greatness, the pilgrims had a vision to make this country the land of Justice and Freedom for All. They had strong values based in their religious views.
Of course freedom gave place to the greedy ones, in their expansion entire tribes were decimated, then came the human traffic, slavery. But the religious flame burst again, the great awakenings, bringing back our strong values.
The Industrial Revolution gave the opportunity for the American people to use their ingenuity and hard work to become the most powerful nation on earth. Millions of immigrants came to this country they were assimilated and today even with our diversity, Americans sworn the same motto: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
When I first came to visit NC in 1991 I was astound seen newspaper stands where anyone could insert a coin and take "one" newspaper. In many nations that was unheard. When I saw cars stopping to pedestrians...two or three church buildings in the same block, jobs opportunities everywhere then I decided, if I could, that was the place I would live the rest of my life.
America has a strong inheritance of character. It is built in our culture, we expect people to be good and act rightly because we expect that from ourselves. Many times I have heard the expression what is wrong with America. Nothing is "wrong", it is just the development of a nation , now, where we want to go depend on the decision of each American.
Do we want a prosperous nation with justice and freedom for all? then look deep inside in the values the forefathers passed on. Hard work, goodness to all and walk under the rule of the law. That mean, vote in who share those values and require it from one another.
The founders of this nation got their values from their religious view, from the bible, the Congress' library still have a plaque "And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8
I see America today as a strong nation facing a recession caused by a greedy Wall Street, at the end we learn one more time, keep our values under God's guidance and we will be stronger than never before. Leave God's true values out of the equation and we will have more crisis and the weakening of our nation.
Broker "E" (Evaristo Lacerda)Realtor® at Lacerda Realtyhttp://rebatenc.com/
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