I constantly complain about the negativity of our culture and our newcasts. I think they report negative news only for shock value and ratings while ignoring anything positive that happens... This is a good news Monday.
The last few days have been rife with historic events. Friday morning, the crown prince of England was married. Historic. And she is a college educated commoner. Historic, and a first. Friday also marked the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II. Historic as he gets closer to becoming a saint, which usually does not happen until 50 years after a person's death. And even more historic because there is normally a 5 year waiting period between death and when a person can even be beatified. And then last night, President Obama broke into regularly scheduled programming to announce that Osama Bin Laden had been killed and thrown out to sea.
It is crazy to think that all of these events will one day be in history books and my own kid will be taught about the things that I was alive for and cared about. I have always thought that nothing good of not really happened in my life. Now, I know that is not true. I was able to watch the marriage of a future king and queen (currently the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge) live as it happened on TV. Even though I am not a wedding person, the significance of this day is what drew me in. I watched the towers fall in 2001 from my apartment not all that far removed from the Pentagon and now I also got experience the joy and jubilation over the execution of the person responsible for those attacks. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside that even if they are small steps, there are positive things happening in the world.
