Am I Worthy?

It gets me everytime. I cannot help myself. If I am channel surfing and I see that Saving Private Ryan is on, I have to stop and watch it for a few minutes.

Why TinyE, why?

Well my fellow Americans, I watch it for two reasons. One, it's a good movie. I am confident that there is some purist/historian out there who feels that it's the worst "war" movie of all time, but I happen to enjoy it (it's TinyE's blog, that's all that matters).

The number two reason that I cannot look away is that it gives me a reason to reflect on the sacrifices that others have made before me. Re-reading that, it "sounds" horrible. I need a movie to give me cause for reflection on sacrifice? This is something that I should reflect upon every day.

How many of us get up every morning and feel thankful that others have died in order to preserve the freedom that we enjoy on a daily basis? Unfortunately and shamefully, I do not. The first thing I say to myself every morning is "Ughhh.. another day". It seems that I am too absorbed in my own simple little life to sit back and really appreciate what has been given to me. When I should be jumping out of bed every morning with a big smile on my face, I am waking with a frown.

At least I realize my shortcomings. That's the first step in actually doing something about it.