This is an absolutely beautiful tribute to our United States of
America.
Say what you may ~ we still have the best country in the world. I
thought
this to
be worthy of passing on. And an Australian wrote it. Many people
love
America -
many people don't. But it is what it is and we are blessed (my
humble
opinion).
Written by an Australian Dentist....and too good to delete....
To Kill an American
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was
actually a report that
someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a
reward to
anyone who killed an
American, any American.
So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let
everyone know what an
American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one,
mate!!!!)
"An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German,
Spanish,
Polish, Russian or
Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian,
Chinese,
Japanese, Korean,
Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.
An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot,
Navaho,
Apache, Seminole or
one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.
An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or
Muslim. In
fact, there are
more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is
that in
America they are
free to worship as each of them chooses.
An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will
answer
only to God, not
to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the
government
and for God.
An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the
world.
The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of
Independence, which recognizes
the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every
other
nation in the world
in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.
When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago,
Americans
came with arms and
supplies to enable the people to win back their country!
As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any
other
nation to the poor
in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best of everything...the best
products, the best books,
the best music, the best food, the best services. But they also
welcome the
least.
The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty , welcomes
your tired
and your poor, the
wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest
tossed. These
in fact are the
people who built America.
Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of
September 11,
2001 earning a
better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade
Center
victims were from
at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages,
including
those that aided and
abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did
General
Tojo, and Stalin,
and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But,
in
doing so you would just
be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people
from a
particular place.
They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who
holds
to that spirit,
everywhere, is an American.
Please keep this going!
Pass this around the World ?
Then pass it around again.
It says it all, for all of us
America.
Say what you may ~ we still have the best country in the world. I
thought
this to
be worthy of passing on. And an Australian wrote it. Many people
love
America -
many people don't. But it is what it is and we are blessed (my
humble
opinion).
Written by an Australian Dentist....and too good to delete....
To Kill an American
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was
actually a report that
someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a
reward to
anyone who killed an
American, any American.
So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let
everyone know what an
American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one,
mate!!!!)
"An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German,
Spanish,
Polish, Russian or
Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian,
Chinese,
Japanese, Korean,
Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.
An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot,
Navaho,
Apache, Seminole or
one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.
An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or
Muslim. In
fact, there are
more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is
that in
America they are
free to worship as each of them chooses.
An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will
answer
only to God, not
to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the
government
and for God.
An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the
world.
The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of
Independence, which recognizes
the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every
other
nation in the world
in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.
When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago,
Americans
came with arms and
supplies to enable the people to win back their country!
As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any
other
nation to the poor
in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best of everything...the best
products, the best books,
the best music, the best food, the best services. But they also
welcome the
least.
The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty , welcomes
your tired
and your poor, the
wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest
tossed. These
in fact are the
people who built America.
Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of
September 11,
2001 earning a
better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade
Center
victims were from
at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages,
including
those that aided and
abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did
General
Tojo, and Stalin,
and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But,
in
doing so you would just
be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people
from a
particular place.
They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who
holds
to that spirit,
everywhere, is an American.
Please keep this going!
Pass this around the World ?
Then pass it around again.
It says it all, for all of us
