July 4, 2009. John Anthony Miller's letter to America.
July 4, 2009Dear America,
Well, here it is. July 4, 2009. Independence Day for America. Technically, I suppose one of the most important birthdays ever in the history of mankind. To me it should be, but somehow I feel sad. I think of things like rockets and fireworks, hot dogs and families getting together to celebrate all that the United States of America is and was...and more importantly to me, which it could be. I think of people who fought in wars and lost their lives to die for this country, like my uncle Jimmy in France in World War Two. The fact that I can sit here and write what I want is an indication of the greatness of this country. Something to be thankful for.
I am sure many people reading this would wonder why I would write this. As I look around at the people in this country, I see a quiet, and sometimes not so quiet desperation. I see and am dealt hands from psychopaths and sociopaths coming out of the woodwork with their lies and general acts of inhumanity on all levels. I see people being thrown out of houses and not having enough food to eat and losing their jobs and savings. Bottom line is, I see a wounded spirit in the United States of America.
True, we seem to be able to overcome anything. We did it in World War Two and in other conflicts, socially and economically. Some would say, all this happened before. Nothing is new. I would say we have a lot more work to do. LIke my Grandma Lil told me as a kid in the 50's 'Good shall prevail.' Good comes from the soul. Good always prevails over evil.
As I observe, I see that just about everything around me has radically changed. Even more so than when I was a "rebel hippie-type" in the 60's. The socio-economic rules have changed. Technology has definitely changed. There are hundreds and even many thousands of changes that we will have to adapt to, or perish as a species. Psychos are everywhere. I think everyone senses it, but they don't know exactly what to "sense." What they do sense is that they deserve better and seem to be cherishing what they do have. You know them...the real simple things in life that we took for granted over the years. The basics.
"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly." A great Clint Eastwood starring film. I see bad things happening on a grand scale, but more importantly I see many new good things happening on a much grander scale. Does this sound optimistic? I hope so. I say this, because what I think I am seeing is a new humanity, a new spirit of "care" emerging from us as humans towards each other and towards all living forms (including earth). All this is emerging from the inner soul, as it should. That is precisely what has been missing from the past thousands of years of struggling humanity on the planet: lack of soul as a collective people.
If we live from the soul, the true inner self, and observe and become still and aware, we will all survive and will flourish, like a rose or other pretty flower coming out of the manure pile. I address this to the world as well as the USA. The USA is important amongst the rest of the world as, like The Statue of Liberty in New York (who has just had the "crown part" of the head restored and opened up to the public today) holds up a torch to light our way out of the pain of certain types of the human condition. The United States of America has been a beacon of hope for hundreds of thousands of folks for over two hundred years. This country is far from perfect, and is relatively young compared to European countries, but still I am here, writing this and trying to make it a better place before I pass on to the next existence. Let's look to that gift of each other and that great "Beyond of Beyonds" and be humbled and thankful for what we do have in spite of the flaws.
So, in summary I say "Happy Birthday America" and we can do better because we can. Let each one of us in this country live by his or her inner soul and let each person leave their legacy. Get up each day and be thankful for air and water and life and plan to live by the soul.
One other cool thing. I was born on April 13th, the same day as Thomas Jefferson (the "American Leonardo da Vinci"), who is generally recognized as the main architect of The Declaration of Independence back in 1776. I am very happy things turned out okay. If not they would have lost their heads and I would not be here writing this.
Happy Birthday America.
Love,
John
Posted by John Anthony Miller at 7/4/2009 1:19 PM 
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