07/05/2024
I went to watch the fireworks tonight on whispering pines, and was amazed at how calm and polite and reserved everybody was. I parked underneath a tower and laughed to myself wondering why there wasn’t half a dozen young men trying to climb it for a better view. I almost did just for fun! Haha. Or where all the obnoxious drunk people were( I was definatley one of those guys). No party, no irrational behavior, not a single fight. So my triangular squirrel cage began to turn. Ouch!
Are people really this well behaved? Have we finally got over the senselessness of getting wild and crazy and winding up in jail? I thought everybody is really cool today. I had a relaxing, enjoyable time watching the display. I’m 50!!!! Of coarse I liked it calm.
Then I thought, is anybody happy? Is anybody mad? Anyone feel melancholy about times gone buy? Is there any emotion at all? I listened closely as cars began to leave before the grand finale. So quite. I listened closer after the show was over, hints of exclamation in the distance. I thought, man, In the nineties the whole Brunswick basin, and over the hill to GV, would have been roaring with applause and cheers of victory. So loud it would have been heard throughout the whole area. But nope, people calmly packed up their kids and chairs, driving home, another day.
WHAT THE F**K PEOPLE! No interaction amongst strangers, no feeling of unity between everybody in grass valley and Nevada city !?!? I remember being so full of joy and pride to be American and with all my fellow Americans that I wanted to hug and shake hands with everybody!!!! God bless America right?? Nope, gone.
For me today became a day of remembrance, not independence, of how great our country used to be. We’ve allowed a demoralized set of standards take over, focusing on only ourselves, hiding behind a screen that utterly controls us. How many people can survive without there phone? And live happy and content? Not many, it won’t allow us to do so.
So tell me, are we free?
Good night, God bless, Be good. Love y’all.
