Watched #AlexanderHamilton for a second time with Bella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the second time (with captions) I picked up so much more of the story. #exceptionallydone<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That said, couldn’t help but being emotionally stirred thinking of the idealism and the intentionality of the founding mothers and fathers to create a better world, and how quickly corruption took over in our governing class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is little room in my mind to question how ashamed they would be today, seeing the qualities that began to reign around self-centered, squabbling, and petty leadership; those who are corrupt, dishonest and drunk on power – feeding off of the souls of the people they were sworn to serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even in the begining, when human nature began to take over our newly formed government, there appeared to be a level of constraint based on the rawness of the recent bloodshed, and some semblance of human decency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It seems we have come such a far distance from “by the people and for the people”, I can almost understand how Jesus felt when he wept over Jerusalem: “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#ContemplativeAndSad<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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