Proud to be an American introspection.

David Marshall, FL - Wed, 01/09/2008 - 5:49pm I have heard the phrase "proud to be an American many times. It causes me to look deeply into myself and examine my feelings about being an American. I know I have many advantages because I am an American. I see it every time I go to the store, drive down the street. I feel it every time I see a hospital with modern equipment to serve the public. I see it in children's eyes that are not lowered in fear. It surrounds me in a crowd in which I have no fear of exploding into a million pieces. I can express my feelings for my government without being assinated or crippled. I can endeavor to cause change in my local and federal government in a manner that does not threaten me. All of those things I am able to enjoy along with the ability to travel freely from state to state. all of them and much much more; because I was born an American. I can take pride in the goals and aspirations of my country based on the foundation of inalienable rights fused into the American Constitution and Bill Of Rights by our forefathers. For me though, I think I am extremely thankful for having been born an American. I am though ,proud, of the principles America was founded upon and aspires to hold fourth for the world as a light toward peace and equality.