"...the character of our Nation..."

Inspiring Words from Washington... ? Or a reminder we've gone astray. I think it's a little of both. Now that we've over extended our selves, such that our credit and our leisure are in jeopardy, there's little time to reflect upon our character really - or rather the character of our reflection is tainted, too. For example, I find myself becoming uncomfortably judgmental, beyond hastening to harsh impressions, whenever I see a supposed "working" individual not doing something while in their work uniforms. I get an inexplicable ache, and think to myself how many unfortunate persons would take that job in an instant and work incessantly to keep it. I think of how spoiled or complacent some of us are in comparison to many in other localities and nations where even food is scarce much less a "job." So what is this "character" of such a nation where on one hand those whom have "work" to do may have lost sight of the current value of it; and those without a way to provide for their children become bitterly envious and even "criminal" out of this current necessity; and finally those whom once may have been uncritical of strangers suddenly become activated by their new and perhaps provisional perspective that a nation has become weaker in character? Character. What other word suffices better than to refer to us as protagonists so long as we consider the "production" an absurdist play. But are we mere mummers mumbling "where is (God)ot when I need him" to explain the pain, the dread, the fatigue, the boredom? Are we so attached to the role we play that we forget to imbue it with an individual passion. Are we so type cast as not to see nor accept that the stagnancy is of our own doing? Now that the American pioneer spirit has backlashed and become cannibalistically internalized, the re-settled within us cry out: where is that snake-juice selling charlatan that sold me a ticket to this sham, let me at him! Let me out of here! But I say, never mind asking for the director?! We are each the only real authority on the motivations of our lives! Don't just read it. Re-write it and then Live it!