The Beatles. I think I hated them until 3 minutes ago.
The Beatles. 4? British guys, "invaded" America, and America loved it.

Vietnam. Dumb war, needless death.
Vietnam. People filled the streets in protest. People rioted. People cared.

Sinatra. Ella. The Greats.
Sinatra. Ella. Why do we not get more like them?

Reagan, Roosevelt, Churchill, Gorbachev. Why don't we get people who genuinely care about their country. Why don't we fight wars like we used to? Why do we not participate in diplomacy like we used to?

Why is it that nothing is coming from this culture of whatever we live in now.
The "greats" are not people, anymore. The greats are the works of Steve Jobs, and some Asian dude. The greats aren't people. The "greats" are mega-corporations who care only about money.

What happened to the goodness Sam Walton, J.C. Penny, and Walt Disney wanted?

What happened to that "get on the moon" spirit, or the fight the reds fire we used to have?
What happened to the talent of Sinatra? Ellington? Fitzgerald?

Where has the fire gone? The Kennedy spirit, the passion, the excitement to do something greater than your self.

Where did the days of rallying around your country to support liberation of Europe go? Why can we not show the same spirit to the battles of our time?

Why can we not simply live? Why can we not simply live, and cherish goodness? Why do we need the new Blackberry, or the new whatever that comes out of Apple? Why can we not appriciate? Why won't we fight for something good? Why are we so offended?

Why can we not just live? Love?

Why can we not Give like we should? Why are we quick to call those who Fast fanatics? Why can we not just have a conversation with the Creator?

Where did it all go?