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Musings on the Spirit of America
I Am America
by Julie Redstone
The great beauty of a once-proud nation remains in its people
and in the roots of its character. It also remains in its
sense of idealism. For no matter how far current policy and
practice have strayed from the attributes that were part of her
founding vision, no matter how much America has ceased being a
universal hope for all people, and no matter how far she has
departed from her moral center, she remains, in the end, a
nation built on the ideals that gave her birth.
These ideals were infused into the hearts of the founders at
the time of America's beginnings, fostered by the Realms of
Light that watch over each nation, and implanted into the
receptive hearts of those who sought freedom and embraced hope.
These higher Realms who guard the world and who insure the
steady progression of humanity toward greater liberty and
self-expression, strengthened the impulse toward freedom and
democracy that burned so brightly within the hearts and minds
of those who sought to establish a new republic. Though
overshadowed in many respects today, this impulse continues to
burn brightly within America's deepest heart.
For America's heart is not to be found in her present policies
and tendencies. It is not to be found in her present practices
concerning other nations. Rather it is to be found in the
people themselves who live in small towns and villages, in
large cities with busy streets, in spread out farming
communities that grow food for a nation, and in all the many
places in which life continues in the richness and diversity
that has always characterized American life.
All that is noble about America remains in her heart, and yet
her heart has become more separated from her outer behavior
than ever before. And so those who seek to remain faithful to
America's heart must remain in a period of mourning until such
time as she can restore to herself the natural goodness that
has been part of her heritage and outlook on the world,
replacing the greed and self-interest that has so much become
part of her present relationship with others.
This return to the moral goodness that remains within the heart
of America shall happen inevitably, for it is not possible for a
nation to entirely abandon its spiritual destiny. And yet in
the meantime, there is much pain that has resulted from this
wandering away from her center - both to those who have been
disenfranchised at the hands of America's policies, and to
those who watch on the sidelines, observing a course of action
being taken that is distressing, yet feeling unable to
significantly alter it.
Nevertheless, America's heart remains safe within her people.
It remains the promise of hope and opportunity for all. It
remains the source of generosity toward all and the wish that
all be able to pursue the life that they desire and have
chosen. This generosity of spirit, this wish for freedom and
for the pursuit of happiness for all, characterizes America's
heart and spirit. However clouded over it may be at present,
the time of its return to a central place in America's
relations with others will be, for the heart of America is
carried on wings of light, and shall be protected from all that
would diminish it or undermine its existence.
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About the Author: For a deeper experience of the heart of
America, see the poem "I Am America" by Julie Redstone -
http://lightomega.org/Earth/ANC/I-Am-America.html. For other
writings on America's present and future see
http://www.lightamericaspirit.org.
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