"Small Things Easily Lost"

Whether we are rich or have a single possession to our name, we still have those things. It's a voice on the phone, stories muttered by brave men, it's words on pages, ideals passed on from one generation to the next. I have the stories of my father from WW II, told to me on his knee two generations after the War ended. I have the history, the words of my nation, and those men that founded it. "The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed and that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property, and freedom of press." Thomas Jefferson

This is an excerpt from a classic piece written by Brigid at Home on the Range.  You won't find any clearer statement about the meaning of human liberty and the consequences of letting it slip from our hands.

If you miss reading the entire piece, you are depriving yourself of something moving and special.