Sunday, November 4, 2012

Football. America. Humanity.

The chant of USA that spread wide throughout Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium on saturday served as a beautiful reminder of what truly unifies all of us that are lucky enough to live in the United States of America; a country where you can go anywhere you want to go and do whatever you want to to do. All that has to be done to participate in the land of opportunity is walk out the front door. With all of the turmoil that is happening in the Auburn football program and the immense success of the University of Alabama's squad, it is easy to get caught up in fanship and emphasize the things that segregate us as a people. The truth of the matter is that there are real-life heroes that put their life on the line every single day in the name of America. These heroes are our armed forces. Emotion overwhelmed me during the pre-game festivities when the cameras were turned to a group of soldiers standing on the sidelines. People started applauding. One of the soldiers realized the camera was on him and seized the opportunity to pump up the crowed by lifting his arms in the air. The crowd's response was so moving that I struggled to fight back tears. People starting yelling and whistling for the soldiers; the stadium roared. Just as the applause achieved its apex, four military jets performed a fly over Jordan-Hare. This was enough to push me over the edge and the tears started flowing. It is easy to get caught up in day-to-day life and start believing that the self-imposed divisions that have been put into place by our society for entertainment purposes- and reasons that are more devious- are real. In fact, they are not. They are only as real as we choose to think they are. The reality is that fellow citizens of America are fighting and dying for us to be able to have these divisions and entertainment and everything else for which America stands. This is not to say that we cannot enjoy being affiliated with a sports team or university; or being proud of an ethnical heritage; or anything else with which a person can identify and from which feel joy. We can certainly participate in these things and use them to enrich life. The only thing that needs to be remembered is that we are all a part of a greater whole: America; and America is part of an even greater whole which is Earth and Earth is the home of all humans. So take these things away from this:

  • Be thankful that we live in the most amazing society that has ever existed on this earth
  • Lets do what we can to make sure that those real-life heroes are not dying for no reason! Get the evil people out of office.
  • No matter how you define yourself and what groups you affiliate yourself with, ultimately you are just a part of the greater whole of humanity. Therefore, be nice to people and lets improve this world while we have the opportunity to be on it!. 


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