{"id":66978,"date":"2016-04-06T14:05:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T18:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=66978"},"modified":"2016-04-05T22:13:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T02:13:45","slug":"musings-its-enough-to-make-a-grown-man-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=66978","title":{"rendered":"Musings: It\u2019s Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Morris,<\/a>By Hobie Morris<\/p>\n

This simple country man is arguably a grown man, but his tears are\u00a0real. Many times over the past 35 years my beautiful wife and I have\u00a0wept many tears of gratitude and love for others.<\/p>\n

Daily, Americans are bombarded by seemingly a crisis0fueled media. A news frenzy that in my humble estimation neglects the \u201creal\u00a0America\u201d that is seldom given its due credit and importance. The\u00a0\u201creal America,\u201d while far from perfect, comprises a deep and thick vein\u00a0of historic goodness that continues to resist the forces trying to\u00a0destroy it. We must never allow this to happen\u2014ever!<\/p>\n

This simple country man is convinced that in your community, as\u00a0ours, there are countless real Americans who are continually and\u00a0unselfishly assisting others in a variety of ways. They do so out of\u00a0this genuine vein of goodness.<\/p>\n

This simple country man and his faithful, lovely wife have been\u00a0touched and motivated by so many unselfish people who, despite\u00a0their own unpredictable and stressful lives, still have the amazing\u00a0resiliency and strength to assist others in their time of need.\u00a0Incredibly, wonderful Lois and I have many times observed these real\u00a0Americans at their finest in over 35 years of living off the grid here in\u00a0the Brookfield community.<\/p>\n

In times of need, there is an amazing outpouring of assistance. This\u00a0is a community of many fabled Mothers Teresa\u2014the saintly nun who\u00a0dedicated her simple life to help society\u2019s downtrodden. The late\u00a0much-beloved and still venerated Kate Whitaker exemplified such incredible love for others. She lived an iconic life and literally wore\u00a0her tiny body out for those in need. I am convinced that diminutive\u00a0Kate and Mother Teresa have warmly hugged and smiled at their reunion.<\/p>\n

Today, Kate\u2019s cross has been taken up by many others and we\u00a0continue to be awed and grateful that we are living in this community\u00a0here and now. So many new Mother Teresa\u2019s come to mind. Lois,\u00a0Mary, Ruth, Nancie, Janet, Janny, Colleen and a special, wonderful\u00a0saintly person (who has been kissed on the forehead by the Pope).<\/p>\n

Virginia is truly in the special mold of the Christ-like Mother Teresa\u00a0and our still terribly missed neighbor Kate. We can\u2019t leave out many saintly men as well. Jim, Wayne, Chris, Mark, Bob–to name just a\u00a0few of these remarkably real Americans.<\/p>\n

Fads and fools will come and go, but the real Americans will continue\u00a0to make America the great nation that it\u2019s always been. The\u00a0Brookfield community, like yours, contains many people who openly\u00a0cry tears of gratitude for the love of their neighbors and friends.<\/p>\n

There is nothing wrong with shedding a tear or two for others. I\u00a0proudly confess doing so on many occasions, but again these are\u00a0only the musings of a simple country man.<\/p>\n

Hobie Morris is a longtime Brookfield resident and simple country man. He can be reached at madnews@m3pmedia.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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