Celebrating our American Independence

My Message:
https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/615960895978710/?t=20

Be inspired by Anita Gorman Inaugural Poem:

• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ055ilIiN4
• Text: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/amanda-gormans-inaugural-poem-the-hill-we-climb-full-text.html

Komal, Sonia, Rayan and I wish each of you a very Happy Fourth of July.

WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS, THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

In her book, Regeneration, futurist Rebecca Ryan reminds us that America’s founders saw religious intolerance and lack of social mobility as unjust. They embraced the American enlightenment’s revolutionary idea that all people are created equal at birth. This may not seem like a big deal to us now but at the time, this was a mind-blowing idea and ran counter to every traditional government and religious structure. It is the central principle on which our country is based, and one for which thousands of our bravest citizens were willing to die. (Regeneration, Rebecca Ryan, p 19)

At the same time, our Union has been far from perfect, and we must face and acknowledge its racist past, and make an effort to fight today for equality and justice for all Americans. Our constitution begins with the words, “We the People, in order to form a more Perfect Union.

Independence Day should always be a reminder that in the midst of division, racial tensions, racial bias, uncertainty and fear during a pandemic, all of us must be united in our quest to make our union more perfect. Each generation can do our part to make our union more perfect and if we make the effort, our nation, will as in the words of President Lincoln, have a new birth of freedom, and a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall never parish from the earth.

July 4th should symbolize and renew our faith in freedom, our devotion to democracy. It should also be a reminder that the all citizens, regardless of their race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Finally, we pray for the bravest heroes of our nation, our soldiers, who every day, through their sacrifices, prove that the United States of America truly is the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.

God Bless the United States and a Happy 4th to all!

My July 4th Message to Radio NYRA: https://www.facebook.com/radionyrausa/videos/234842491790054