HARDINESS

I called Jim Bradin today, to come see about taking our flag down from the dock. It had become so ragged, and I knew that the boy scouts did a great flag disposal ceremony, so he came and took it for me. Jim told me that all the nylon flags he received, always tore on the white part of the flag......How odd!
I looked up the history of our flag, and found that in a round about way, the white part of the flag is suppose to represent purity and innocence. The red stood for hardiness and valor, and the blue represented the Chief! The stars represented the heavens which man was to strive for, and the stripes were to signify a sign of vigilance and perseverance of justice!
It sort of hit me that only the white stripes were tattered.
Think about it though......
What is being torn to shreds in our land today?
Purity and innocence!
Exactly!
The winds of free will have been whipping through our society and shredding our innocence and purity.
I hope the red and blue will hold up better than the white!
Becky