My only power

 

I have so little power in this world.

I cannot change the minds of people who think money is the bottom line because they do not realize how many other precious freedoms and expectations they take for granted.

But I can be a beacon of ethical behavior.

And every tiny light that continues to burn brightly for our country in these dark times is one less bit of darkness fouling the universe.

We cannot allow ourselves to sink into the morass of the millions who are willing to sacrifice so much for so little. 

My only power is my unshakable respectability, my eternal optimism that something better lies beneath all the horror, that the world will find a way back into the light given enough time.

And I will still be there. In the light. Waiting to embrace it.