What is America?

Who or what is America?

We are the country that emulates a great athlete that has all the potential in the world but does everything in their power not to reach it. Because of this potential we get chance after chance to make it work. But we are satisfied with just being good. This stops us from being our very best.

An athlete can never be great if they do not put in the work to become the best. They must practice the right way. Take care of their bodies the right way. Study their sport to see how their talents fit. Listen to coaching and apply what they have been taught. More than anything else they must be totally dedicated to their craft. The great ones set goals that are attainable and always strive for their personal best.

A country can never be great unless it is totally dedicated to being great. America has never been great. At best, very good. There have been moments of greatness. But there has been too much oppression, suppression abuse and division for us to say that it has ever been great. This has been true since our foundation.

So, what must we do to truly reach our potential?

The first thing is to truly turn to God. Ask Him for the answers to everything. A country without God will never succeed. If we are going to say “In God We Trust” then we must do it. If we are going to call ourselves “One nation, under God” then let us put Him first and foremost.

If there is disbelief in God, then simply live by the golden rule of “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

Then we must look inside ourselves. What changes do we have to make? Do we have to be nicer to our family members? Love, thy neighbor? Be more giving of our time, talents and resources? Stop letting distractions keep us from reaching our potential? Nothing can be done unless the people involved humble themselves first.

Then we must see what changes we need to make to our surroundings. What can we do to make our communities better? How can we keep local business productive? What organizations can we form to help our children? How can we make our communities as independent as possible?

Then we must figure out what legacy we want to leave behind. What we want our work to produce after we are gone.

All these things are simple. All can do them. We must first decide to do them.

When the athlete with all the potential decides that he wants to be the best he channels all his energies into it.

If we as a country do not want to be the athlete with all the potential that does everything in their power not to reach it then we must, with God’s help, channel all our energies into being the best.

It is that simple.