Fireworks are lighting up the sky as millions of Americans celebrate Independence Day – the anniversary of July 4th, 1776. More than 230 years ago, the people decided that paying ransom to a king across the ocean would no longer be considered a necessity of their existence in a land that, while it featured a hostile terrain and hosted wild dangers it also provided fresh ground, room to grow and new horizons to explore.<\/p>\n
In our age, technology has eradicated the barriers and information-sharing has integrated the world’s races into a global village that often breaths its daily life in an electronic format. We seem to have forgotten the meaning of certain words that have existed for centuries and yet have been forced to take new meaning under the aspis of technology.<\/p>\n
Freedom <\/em>– the inherited need of humanity to exist without being forced into physical or mental slavery, to grow and to create its own path in life, with respect to others; human, animal and the environment.<\/p>\n Compassion<\/em> – the leaning towards those in need, regardless of the circumstances, to pause and end conflicts of any kind; to offer to the needy and to try to heal the suffering of others.<\/p>\n Dignity<\/em> – the behavior of people in a respectful manner towards eachother, without animosity or aggression, the treatment of other genders, races or religions with respect and equality.<\/p>\n Understanding<\/em> – the acceptance of one’s individuality, their differences, their uniqueness; as both a genetic and character element. The co-existence of races and groups of people that, while different, share a common ancestral set of parents on the same planet.<\/p>\n As the fireworks light up the sky, it’s the very light that pierces the darkness and creates entertainment, elation and joy; as if we’re discovering the stars in the sky as we did thousands of years ago, before technology lit up the planet at night, depriving us of the galactic view.<\/p>\n Let us remember the basics, the raw elements that created us, our civilization, our very existence on Earth and celebrate these daily, with every action we perform in our lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fireworks are lighting up the sky as millions of Americans celebrate Independence Day – the anniversary of July 4th, 1776. More than 230 years ago, the people decided that paying ransom to a king across the ocean would no longer be considered a necessity of their existence in a land that, while it featured a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[300,299,298],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-social-issues","tag-earth","tag-fireworks","tag-july-4th","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n