Reflection: State of the Union

Related Thoughts: SOTU

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As I close my eyes and drift away to a land where there is love, health, peace, and blessings. I wanted to take the time to think and reflect.

     On January 30th, 2018 we witnessed history in the making when President Trump delivered his first state of the union address. I was excited to hear what he had to say, especially after seeing all of the pictures, and media buzz. I felt a great spirit and was grateful for this, as a nice difference from the many sad stories that we hear. This spirit carried forward as I watched the speech, seeing everyone gather, regardless of party, to listen and hear what the President had to say. This was a good example of how people from differing political views can come together in a space, to listen to what another has to say. The beauty of this exchange was that this was a leader of a country, talking, and telling, how he and his party view the shaping of a nation. He was met with members of the Republican Party, his cabinet, and guests from the public. While there is criticism of moments of no applause, or not standing from the oppositional party, I think that the fact that everyone was able to listen to each other was a great accomplishment. After all there were probably many politicians that fiercely disagree with the President, and the Republican Party present at this State of the Union address. 

     It was a gathering, an example of the process of democracy. While we heard his words, the foundations and core values of the nation of America, what binds, what unites. The heart, the hope, the belief, a flag, and above all else God. All symbolizing unification, and reminders for unifications. These unifications should serve as  reminders that we must never hate or hurt one another so much so because of our political beliefs. And the unifications should also serve as reminders that yes, we are binded by these, but we also have a duty, a duty to think about how we can improve as a nation, as people, groups, populations, members of a nation, citizens, and non-citizens. The symbolic forces offer a structure for unity, regardless of differing opinions, everyone is working for the common goal, and the good for the nation of America. Points of thought include the discussion about immigration, DREAMers, the border wall, and gangs. These do require more thought and discussion, whilst we do have an obligation to protect the homeland, there is also a moral duty that is often left unspoken. These duties can be thought about in relation to the treatment of non-citizens, or immigrants particularly from the Hispanic / Latino communities entering the US from South America and minority communities. A macro narrative affects an entire nation. Everyone has a right to dream, American or non-American. 

My thoughts to share with love & kindness! :) 

Notes: These thoughts were shared on January 31st 2018.