Out of many, one
“E Pluribus Unum” is Latin in origin. It is found on much of our currency. It was the traditional motto of the United States, appearing on the Great Seal along with “Annuit Coeptis (He approves things undertaken) and “Novus Ordo Seclorum” (New order of the ages), approved by an Act of Congress in 1782. “In God We Trust” became the official motto by an Act of Congress in 1956.
So what’s the big deal? For much of the life of the United States, we were affectionately known as “The Melting Pot of the World”. Is this still true? If not, what has happened? Basically, we have lost focus on one of the great principles that formed this great Union. In the last few decades, we have allowed the political, corporate, and elite interests in the U.S. to slowly erode our common interests, goals, and purpose. We have become like that proverbial frog in the pot of water on the stove. At first, we were happy in our naivete, but as the heat slowly increases, we can find ourselves lost in the raging boils around us. Fortunately for us, it is not too late to recapture what once was. We do not have to accept a “new normal” imposed on us by those who would suppress our freedoms to their own benefit.
We need to re-weave the beautiful tapestry of our Nation’s composition. Our heritage is from all over the world, joining in a common purpose of freedom. We have allowed powerful forces to pour us out of our Melting Pot into individual cupcake holes, separated and divided from each other. We need to get out of our individual niches and reform into the beautiful mixture as our founding fathers intended. We are a strong people in this Nation, not because we have been molded into one thought or belief, but because of our diversity which gives us strength beyond our individual ideas, talents and actions. Think in terms of Unity, not Uniformity.
“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12
Regardless of your race, creed, gender, or political leanings, we are all being divided and conquered by those political, corporate, and elite entities. When we are divided, we are easily controlled and conquered. Fear of being singled out due to non-compliance, even being arrested, or even having our business shut down, has made us all susceptible to being controlled, to losing our freedoms. Do not let one, or a few, people or businesses try to fight these powerful forces alone. With all of us together, there is strength in numbers. We are not just a three cord strand, we are a multiple-stranded steel cable! Join hands with all of us and let us all plan to reclaim our freedom on July 4, 2021, by going mask free and opening up all businesses for all usual hours and numbers starting on that day, and going forward. We all need to become one again!