Greatness

Sometimes greatness comes in different forms.

  A song.

A speech.

We know it when we see it because it inspires us to be better than what we are.  If we let it.

Out of Africa

No, not the movie.  :) We have been discussing migrations of people for some time now in the comments section and I just ran across this documentary about the first people of Europe.  It seems to debunk some earlier theories of how our human ancestors developed, and is a good illustration of what could happen with the movement of massive amounts of people.  So I thought you all might want to take a look if you have an hour to spare.

Who We Want to Be

A while back I did a post on who we are, or perhaps, who I thought we were. Maybe the more appropriate question is who we want to be? In years past we have fought a civil war, we have fought for voting rights, we have fought for woman's rights, we have fought for civil rights. My readers and I have been arguing in the comments section for weeks now about immigration and what should be done in various countries to alleviate some of the problems caused by mass immigration. It is during the times of greatest stress that people are forced to examine themselves and their country's values.

I finally got around to watching a movie that had been recommended to me a while ago. It is based on a true story which took place during the United States civil war. It is a story I hadn't heard before, and I suspect neither have many others. It takes place in Mississippi and follows the events that occurred when a small group of people decided they didn't like what was being done to them in support of the Confederacy. They began to fight what amounted to a guerrilla war against the southern troops who were conscripting people and supplies for their war effort.

Even long after a war is won, it is still being fought. This really is a case of voter fraud.

Everyone struggles within themselves to find the right path, even with the small things. When it comes to the larger tests in life it becomes a true test of character.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. 

Abraham Lincoln