The people of earlier generations are often seen as wholly evil, bigoted or clueless. But that is an unfair bias of those of us who live in the twenty-first century. True, we have made great strides in human rights. But that did not start with us.
Even back during the settling and founding of the U.S., there have been people working for fair treatment of native people, women, black people. In those times they were working counter to the status quo.
The progress we have enjoyed often started with persons of conscience willing to stand for the minority point of view. Though progress was slow and much evil and injustice has been our history the voices for human rights and fairness were not silenced. They are an important part of our history too.
Like all nations, our history contains both bad and good. We need to acknowledge all of it, not just the part with which we personally are comfortable. The main point I am trying to make is that there have always been good people trying to do the right things. And if we have the courage to stand for what is right in our generations our children and grandchildren will be our beneficiaries.
( In future blogs I’ll share about those good people in our history.)
WOW! the northern lights
Humor
- The early bird always gets the worm. So remember- you’d be an idiot to be an early worm.
- Never knock on death’s door. Just ring the bell and run away. He hates that.
- Always give 100% whatever you’re doing. Unless obviously, you are donating blood.
- Remember-things are never impossible for those who don’t have to do them.
Have a great week.
Tim's Positive Place 
So right Tim…. Our history has to be owned, good bad an ugly. Better yet learning from it.
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