MF Sr. would have been 100 years old yesterday . . . old in human years, but not even a blip in sidereal time.
As a sidebar, I never have forgotten Adrian Berry’s book, "The Next Ten Thousand Years" wherein he spoke of black holes and the expected life of our solar system, estimated to be 9-11 billion years. We are around the halfway point at this juncture. Somehow it gives a unique perspective as to how insignificant man really is in all his pursuits, worries and even dreams.
But were the Colonel alive today, ‘tis my thought that he would not be that happy with the drift of the US. We are creating a culture of entitlement by the simple mechanic of the inevitability of gradualism . . . a little change here, a breach of a principle there and soon we will be swept away by the two demons of multiculturalism and moral relativism.
The jihadists need only wait; we are well on the way to doing ourselves in . . . much as most dynasties have in the past: Greece, Rome, Alexander the Great . . . by what measure are we immune from such a collapse ?
And yet this is a country for which Daddy fought, and ultimately died. Had he not spent four years in the South Pacific, it would be my guess that he might have lived well beyond his 74 years.
And yet, to me, his legacy endures: his stern morality, his unshakeable principles and his ultimate civility. He was the epitome of "duty, honor and country". He was far from perfect, nor are any of us, but I have profound respect for how he lived his life and what his contribution was to the world.
R.I.P. . . . Muggins . . . We shall soldier on . . .
