To look back, in order to look forward

I LOVE HISTORY! Its amazing and that is a fact. 

Today i took an american History test (which wasn't quite as amazing) but the other more history focused activity that I did today was watching a Mel Johnson perform "Fredrick Douglas: In the Shadow of Slavery" It was amazing. I can honestly say I enjoyed his re-enactment more than Douglas's memoir - That NEVER happens. Books are as a general rule MUCH better, but as he came to center stage and spoke of compromise and its relation to Progress...

its an interesting thought. the idea of going backwards to get forward. In relationships often its a give and take dance. Marriage for example - One person grows up with an ideal of perfect parenting etc. The other maybe had it a bit rougher and has ideas but no background to work off of. Both are dedicated to the progress of their relationship (thus the wedding bells) but it will take some compromise to reach their goal. 

Compromise seems to have a negative connotation. Its abstract yet Historically it seems to be the only way that we even have a country that is "(a) government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth" (Gettysburg address). One of my favorite adventures (one that I would LOVE to repeat) was when i went to Washington DC it was amazing to walk through the hundreds of exhibits of history that echoed with American pride. Our past has been one of darkness and terrible things but I believe God has had his hand on this country. I am proud to be an American and i Love this country in which I call Home.  But there is no way we would have gotten here today without some compromise. If we had made a change from British colony to a Leading Nation in a day, and without struggle, we would have been too weak to stand. A tree does not go from a seedling to an oak overnight. Instead it works with the basic principles or laws of life and through the compromise of time it raises against gravity

Life is about learning. Education is a gift. my goal is to show my worth and be apart of the solutions, not the problems.