Terrific article by David Brooks in The New York Times about how we tend to think about what we ask of life, but the truth is that we are more about what life asks of us.
My wife teases me because she says that when she met me, I was very, very independent and believed that people made their way in the world independently. Today, I believe that people make their way in the world because of BOTH their efforts and the efforts of those around them, both those alive and those dead. We are still reaping the benefits today of the freedom that theWWII generation won with their lives. I fear that today few of us are willing to give our lives to protect our freedom. I’m not saying that we should run to every hot spot in the world and risk our lives. But I am saying that it doesn’t appear to be present in our minds today that we, the citizens of the United States, are likely to have to fight (and perhaps die) to protect our freedom in the future.
