Exceptionalism

"Expect great things; do great things" is a quote I once heard. X, the 24th letter of the alphabet, is often used to designate a person. Commitment, dedication, endurance are required to achieve the exception. Excellence, erect with heads up, seeks neither excuses nor sub-par outcomes. Preparation has no rival but is demanded; and it drives us if fulfillment is our goal. Timing is beyond our control, but if readiness doesn't embrace us, we handicap 'timing'. Idleness, I was taught, is the devil's workshop, and there is no substitute for hard work. Only starters ever finish, ever win, or ever benefit from losing, but none starters can never win. Night is as real and necessary as is the day, and as with all things, mankind must learn to adjust. Anticipation of desired ends and outcomes must be ever nourished in order to avoid capitulation. Love of ease, love of greed, an unhealthy love of self, and a superior attitude kill exceptionalism. If it is true that America is great because America is good, may Goodness and Mercy follow her. Surrendering to modernistic philosophies and godless agendas will render the wreck and the ruin. May integrity and God's love embrace us like a blanket, causing us to be the world's light and salt. 051222PS