The United States of America became official on July 4, 1776. Formally, it was established on March 4, 1789, when the Constitution became operational. However, American history began in 1620 with the establishment of the American colonies, which numbered thirteen.
The Paleo-Indians, ancestors of Native Americans, were the first to settle in America; yet, many will beg to differ with that truth, and the distortion persists.
I want to share that my neighbor and I have different political views, yet we have managed to remain cordial with each other. I have shared many meals, and they have come to expect them. It was November 5, 2024, when I sent an email stating I no longer wanted to be in a relationship, yet that didn’t last long. I realized they were elderly and that hating was weighing more on me than I could handle. So, I apologized for my behavior.
Our world remains deeply divided, a state that has persisted since the dawn of time. Enslaved people were considered 3/5 of a person in the Constitution before the 14th Amendment. The moral of the story is it will take “We the People” to change this nonsense around.
This morning at 4 a.m., I was called to the hospital of that neighbor as her Chaplain. We have had many conversations, one where she told me she looks at me as her daughter. I cried. As I comforted her in her passing, I want to share with the world that our politics can differ, but we can still love one another.
