For those regular devotees of the New York Times on the internet, you have surely delighted in Maria Kalman’s artistic renderings and musings over the past months as she explored all things America via her blog: http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com.
Reading her most recent entry on George Washington today (sample illustration below), I redoubled my reflections on what being American means to me.
Don’t worry, no grand exposè on why America is grand, but rather a simple thought:
How is it that after America has exhibited so much outright aggression toward the Muslim world since 9/11, do the Muslims of the world still love America, the idea, and Americans, the people?
A simple answer:
A hope and belief in the good of the world and its people. The power to see good is redemptive.We must loo beyond the darkness to see the light; in the world and within ourselves.