"with liberty and justice for all"*.

Not all people groups celebrate liberty and justice for all. I wonder if we as Americans really know what it means to embrace liberty and justice? As in exercising the responsibility that comes with freedom. As in working for justice as opposed to fairness, which we are prone to define according to our personal views. According to freedomhouse.org, in 2013 only 88 countries, or 40% of the total population were defined as free. I wonder what the other 60% of people would have to say about our tendency as Americans to compare ourselves among ourselves and complain that things are not fair. As if fairness has anything to do with equally good parking spaces at the 4th of July fireworks celebration. But then again we are American, aren't we entitled? Not everyone can park in the closest spot, someone will have to park at least one space down. Be grateful for the opportunity to own a car, let alone drive it where you choose to drive it. Give thanks for the land of America, with liberty and justice for all. Pause to reflect on what justice (not to be confused with fairness) really is. Realize that if you have been born into a land of freedom, you weigh in as "privileged". Offer praise, that in a uiverse where things do not always appear to be fair, justice will reign.

For further reflection click on....Fair versus Just

*"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

-Pledge of Allegience of the United States (per Wikepedia)