Little Bit of a Rant

Patriotism is recognizing that we

are all one, sharing the lofty ideals of

a society free from the corrupting

sins of gluttony, greed, self-aggrandizing,

and superiority.

We are to govern ourselves through

the hierarchy of elevated ideals and

educated thoughts. Power should

not be the ambition, only the

outcome of reason and knowledge

through the trials and tribulations

of a truthfully informed populace.

Mediocre or ill-conceived thoughts

lead to ruin and a corruption of

power, corrupted power is a sickness

of which no society can benefit.

The societal contract in which we

are to take care of one another, our local community

and all humankind is often brushed

aside through the ill conception of a

violation of one’s “Rights”.

“Rights,” are merely socially agreed

upon privileges. They are not real.

They are intangible, yet infringement

of these intangible rights can lead

to terrible outcomes, outrages and

the destruction of the elevated truthful ideals

we should strive to protect for the

betterment of all and not for the few.

Short-sightedness of thought has

only put us in a place in which any

perceived slight or inconsequential

injury side tracks the progress of the

whole.

One small hole in a ship may not sink

it, but thousands of little holes most

surely will. That single hole is not

special, but the person that plugs it

may turn out to be, as long as they do

not forsake the thousands of other

special holes.

It is special to do one’s duty for

the betterment of society; not for

material items, greed, self-service,

or a perceived slight. That is not

special. It makes you one of the holes

that needs to be filled.

As people resist the high ideas of

limiting exposure to a deadly virus

by wearing masks in public, they are

actively confusing individual rights

with the rights of a society to exist

peaceably.

Patriots wear masks, because they

care about the people of their country.

People insisting that wearing a mask is an

infringement on their rights are not

patriots. They are King George, who believed

his divine rights outweighed the rights

of his people.

If we govern ourselves with the worst

off of us in mind, we can elevate the

whole. If we understand that Patriotism

is sacrifice, then we increase the chances

of our beliefs carrying well into the future.

To a time when rights are more than

mere constructs of hope, but tangible,

and cohesive. Unifying and indestructible.