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Labor Day is a holiday in America, which does not single out any one individual; it signifies the contributions, made by the silent heroes of our land. A dedication to the creator who fulfills all of our dreams, the backbone of our nation, where nothing would be possible without the strenuous task provided by the people that we call the "American worker."
To give some thought of the role of the working class. Our political leaders, our military leaders, our Supreme Court justices, do not know them by name. The social register of wealthy folks may drop their names.
However their legacy lives on today, in every man woman or even child who has ever had the courage to work with callused hands, can humble themselves to their God, give thanks for their next meal. Offer a helping hand to their neighbor, and open their door to a stranger in need.
Yes, our nation has many heroes; the ones not recognized are the ones who build the schools our children attend. The churches we worship in, they work on assembly lines to produce our automobiles. Protecting our environment every time we flush our toilets are workers constructing our sewer systems, on the receiving end. Some of us enjoy a penthouse view. I personally have never had the opportunity to view a city from the top of a building with a penthouse view; I can only imagine looking out at New York City, and seeing skyscrapers reaching to the heavens. All those bricks laid down with such perfection.
Tell me man didn't create such a masterpiece, did he? It seems like an impossible task for any mortal being to construct.
A political leader makes the front-page headlines smiling for the cameras from a platform where he announced victory at the poles. However, one of the votes cast for him came from a worker who worked overtime to see to it his platform would be ready for him to deliver his speech.
Doing all the dirty work when threatened with natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes are workers risking their lives to restore us to the way of life we are accustomed to living. We cheer frantically at our favorite sports legends from the bleachers build by, guess who? The working man who else, the luxurious million dollar homes which make business tycoons feel like Gods, are build by men who may be late making their next car-payment.
Yes, I'm proud to be the son of a working man. Never singled out for their achievements, were the fathers of some many of us. Only known as ordinary workers, for their deeds were never for show. I believe each one of them have their own personal glory for their job in life. Their work was never about them it was always for love of family, God, and country. In this country, this is what Labor Day stands for "The American worker" How it should be observed? "I can't speak for anybody else, but I'm going to offer my labor to a neighbor who needs a fence built on his property."
Not only a worker or the son of a worker knows how important the working people are. Any civilization in the world could not possibly exist without the, blood, sweat, and tears, shed by the working class .
"A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner life and outer life are based on the labors of others"
Albert Einstein
Labor Day is not a Holliday, which brings very much excitement to people, however the deeds accomplished by the working men and women I believe would justify this Holliday as second to none other than Christmas. For the Lord also got his start working with his hands as a carpenter.
However, like the Lord, whose holiday is recognized as the gift-giving season, perhaps that's the way he wants it. His sacrifice was for us, not for him; can there be any closer bond or caparisoned to the Lord than the working man?
"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if Labor had not first existed. Labor is superior to capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." Abraham Lincoln
"God bless and thank-you for the working class."
For interesting facts relating to the history of Labor Day , this web site provides a good deal of information on the holiday.
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Dave was born on November 8,1948 in Westbrook, Maine. The 10th. child of a family of eleven children. Served in Vietnam from December of 1967 until June of 1969. He became active with the youth movement of the 60s on completion of military duty. Now retired and living in Florida. (still believes in the young)
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