Buffalo By Choice

On Jan 20th, 1961 an American president elect said these words to the world:
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.”
That President was John F. Kennedy.
Those words hold true today, possibly even more so than in 1961 when he articulated them in his inaugural speech.
It is trying times that tests our spirit, our character and our fortitude.
Through the course of the history of America, you will find leaders and people alike, stepping forward to mold the fabric of the country so that it pushes through difficult times and comes ahead, better than ever.
The forefathers of America, who secretly penned the Declaration of Independence and later the Constitution of America, did so at a time when America was on the threshold of becoming another pseudo-oppressive-slave to a regime at the time that was crushing the life from its new vibrant veins.
Abraham Lincoln, in the face of a devastating civil war, navigated his country through a crushing period, and with intelligence, charisma, inspiration and hope, he pushed forward to help America persevere through daunting times.
In any period, when times test us, when economics challenge our survival and threaten what little or moderate luxuries we have earned to our lives, these are times when people must step forward and act on the basis of what can be done for others and for their country.
To act otherwise is to invite anarchy, confusion and desperation, and certainly a loss of hope.
The man who refuses to let his fellow man go down, who stands up and stays true to the course, and leads others, is the man that will help form the culture that your children and their children and children’s children will know and grow up within.
Not all of us will be leaders in the limelight. But all of us can do something to push forward, with hope, with drive and with optimism, to win the day, and make the future brighter.
Life is what you make it, not what is handed to you. And certainly, it is not anything like what the media would have you to believe.
What America needs now is to hold the torch that started America. America is still the bastion of freedom on earth. The world watches America, and despite any complaints otherwise about America this and America that, the benchmark for freedom resides just beyond the portal guarded by the statue of Liberty – the hallmark of everything that stands for America and that America stands for.
If the economy worries you, then work harder.
If you are worried about your own future, help another guy with his.
Be loyal to your friends.
Be true to your integrity and your principles.
If it looks like the pillars of our culture are shaken and crumbling, then help build new ones.
Cultures change – but people will always be here.
The real capital in America is not money. It is THE PEOPLE.
So let’s build America people. It is YOUR country after all. Unless of course we are going to stand back and leave it up to one new president elect to solve it all.
He can’t do it by himself.
We can – if we all act within our individual sphere of influence to make it better, inspite of all the propaganda being spoon fed to us that would have you lay down your arms and your life to some hidden, unseen influence.
If you live in America, BE an American.
American’s once showed the world that they would never allow their lives or their liberty to be challenged.
Make it so.
Real J Laplaine