Sometime in-between the course of Holiday Events, such as:
a) Running to Retail Stores for Sales
b) Barbecues & Block Parties
c) Setting off loud, colorful, & illegal explosives,
Maybe we can sneak on-line, dig out an Almanac, or reference some ole "History Book" and graze over The Declaration of Independence for a few minutes.
Within this Precious Document, we will notice ancestors & forefathers boldly declaring their separation & freedom from their mother country, due to the repeated injustices and oppressions placed upon them.
We will, no doubt, come across emotionally-tugging nouns and verbs, such as "Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness".
While reading, we will encounter an exhaustive, documented list of offences (English Spelling)
executed by a government against it's own citizens, and their persistent efforts to correct & combat said nonsense.
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Today, we will Wave Flags, Eat Hot Dogs, and Make Lotsa Noise.
Today, in addition to these fine/fun activities, I wanted (for myself, not to infringe on anyone else's "rights", mind you) to remind myself of the Origins of This Celebration.
Today, if only for a few minutes, I wanted to honor and appreciate that Fight & Drive those Early Colonists Had—to Stand Against Any/All Forms of Oppression & Tyranny, despite the consequences.
And here we are, 233 years later.
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