Please keep in mind as you read this, that I never post
about Political Topics because I feel that everyone is entitled to their own
opinion and don’t feel the need to argue over them.
However, as I was having lunch with my 6 month old daughter
today the President was giving his inaugural speech in the background. I often talk to my daughter about things in
life that she has no capability of understanding yet. Today the topic was, who is the
president? Our conversation went
something like this:
“Do you see that man on TV?
He is the president of the United States, that is the country that we
live in. He is like the boss of the
country. He has to be aware of what is
going on and make a lot of decisions about things. Some of those decisions are hard ones to make
and some are easy. No matter what he
decides, there are going to be people in the country that don’t agree with him,
just like you might not agree that sweet potatoes are a good lunch for
today. But you know the really neat
thing about living in the United States of America is that we get to pick who
our president is. One day you will be
old enough to go and make a choice of who should be our president. Now of course the person that you pick won’t
always win because you are not the only person to go and vote. You see people all over the country have the
right to do the same thing you do, vote, and not everyone wants the same person
to win and be the president. However, I
hope that one day when you are old enough to vote that you are polite and do so
with integrity. That means that even if
the person that wins isn't who you voted for, that you will be respectful. You don’t complain and criticize and say mean
things about that person. You need to
trust that the person that was picked will do what is right for you and the
rest of the citizens of the country. You
need to believe that people can work together to make things good for everyone,
and you need to encourage your friends to do the same thing. You need to think positive and know that
being the President isn't an easy job.
Always remember to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly. You can do whatever you set your mind to and
be whoever you work hard to be. I’m so excited for you and love you very much!”
