Pride Amongst the Ugly

I can't believe it's been two months since I've thrown something on here, but I've honestly found nothing worth going to in theatres, so here goes writing about something else. The recent events of the bombing at the Boston Marathon + today's shootout are pretty ugly times. A small event in terms of scale, had a huge effect in scope during a Boston Bruin vs. Buffalo Sabres hockey game a few nights ago. I caught it at home on ESPN and was moved to tears. The link is below, hopefully you can enjoy it advertisement free. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzMsagY7oRs It's an awesome response to an awful thing. I also loved both teams coming together at center ice after the game to raise their sticks to salute the fans. I think America is an amazing place. I still have these feelings despite the fact things aren't perfect, nor will they ever be. We won't stop trying to improve though, and that's a part of why America is great. We have freedoms, which cause problems, but I can't imagine being anywhere else. I feel pride in moments like that watching maybe 20,000 people singing their souls out during our national anthem. One that inspires pride when it speaks of our flag waving despite projectiles flying all around it. We get kicked in the teeth occasionally in this country, more so than any other. I'm consistently pleased with how it further bands us together as a nation, rather than tearing us apart. We take pride in knowing we started as a rag-tag group of transplants that earned our freedom by slogging through 7 years of war with the strongest nation in the world at the time. Pride in our growth as a nation in all things. Pride in that despite hardships, this is still a land of opportunity. I want us all to keep our chin up during this time. Let Boston's emphatic pride pick you up and allow yourself to be carried to a better place. I can't wait to watch the Celtics come back to Boston, and the Red Sox, and the Bruins again. The boisterous, proud, and tough people of one of our oldest and greatest cities will make me proud to be able to call them countrymen, I'm certain of that.