Being a helper in service of country and her citizens

I hope everyone is doing well thus far.  Well, given recent events, I really should include the disclaimer "given the circumstances".

That said, I cannot help but be concerned--worried even--about what lies ahead.  In the past, I felt that wondering whether what we witnessed last Wednesday could ever happened here was borrowing trouble, but I could not keep that thought out of my mind, even though I buried it deeply in the recesses of my mind.

Needless to say, they paid all that borrowing back.  Plus interest.  A lot of interest.  T.T

However, lots of people have risen to the occasion to help others.  One VTuber living near the Washington, DC area around the Capitol offered rides to those who needed to get home safely to comply with the curfew imposed after the events of last Wednesday.  Acts like these exemplify the phrase "service to country".  It also reminds me of something that was said sixty years ago a week from this coming Wednesday on a different pivotal date in history:

"[M]y fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." --President John F. Kennedy, during his inauguration speech, January 20, 1960.

This act reminds me of another phrase from another person, the kind of whom we so desperately need in times like these, being the voice of calm in times of tension and tragedy:

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news my mother would say to me, ' Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'" --Fred Rogers, quoting his mother about coping with disasters in the news.

For more details, please check this thread on my Twitter timeline.

By rising to the occasion, she was one of those "helpers" in service to her country and her fellow citizens.

As a grateful American citizen and human being, thank you for your service.

Be safe.

Much love,

--Katt.