Indivisible...

As is true of most mornings, I was off to the store this crisp fall (ish) day at promptly 6a.m.

I listen to the radio in my car as it is the only place I do anymore thanks to the net.

On my way home, I caught a segment with a group of grade schoolers reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.   Such sweet voices reciting a snippet that I too remember from my youth...   I found myself 'pledging' along...

This time, however, there was something that caught in my throat...    the word indivisible.

Webster defines this to mean not divisible... as in unable to be divided...

As someone who is (I hope) in touch with the world at large, I felt such disappointment at this point.   

As a nation we have never been more divided... religion against religion, party against party, gender against gender, orientation against orientation... an 'us' versus 'them' mentality as it were.

Important as it may be to be oneself,  and to be forthright in our endeavors and beliefs, we cannot forget that we are all here sharing this space and time.  Although I in no way advocate people all being alike ( though this is a common theme these days),  I can remember a time when there was a distinct air of comradeship and kinship.  

I no longer feel it.

I feel more that I am looking over my shoulder and/or watching myself more closely in my words and interactions...

One nation... 

Indivisible... 

Divided...