{"id":99,"date":"2011-07-06T13:20:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T17:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godscomic\/?p=99"},"modified":"2011-07-06T13:20:57","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T17:20:57","slug":"the-5th-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godscomic\/2011\/07\/the-5th-of-july.html","title":{"rendered":"The 5th of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well the 4th of July is over and if you are a true American it shouldn\u2019t have passed without somebody getting hurt. The 4th of course reminds us, with the \u201cbombs bursting in air\u201d of the hard fought battles that took place the moment we had the audacity to create a document called the Declaration of Independence.<br \/>\nThat piece of paper guaranteed a fight of epic proportions as we dislodged ourselves from Great Britain and became a nation. But that\u2019s what holidays are for; a remembrance of significance past, and a marker left in its wake to remind future generations what happened here today.<br \/>\nThe 5th of July on the other hand should signify the cost of those bombs. Somewhere in this nation someone had an eye put out. A tragedy for sure but can be cherished as a reminder of the need to keep \u201csight\u201d of the cost of freedom and to never take our eye off the prize. Which eye? Whichever one is left.<br \/>\nThere should be burns on fingers to remind us of the pain of engaging in conflict so as to never take it lightly, whereas the burns on feet are reminders that when one walks around in sandals, or worse, barefoot around explosives, punks, and sparklers that just went out, you are going to get a free lesson in the value of common sense.<br \/>\nThere will be food in mass quantities specifically hamburgers and hot dogs, which ironically both come from Germany to keep us ever diligent in the fact that some countries are great at food, cars and rockets, but when it comes to world dominance you\u2019re a loser. Keep to the sausage please, it is your legacy.<br \/>\nOf course over eating on the 4th is a reminder of the fat of victory and the decadence of the spoils of war if one isn\u2019t careful.<br \/>\nAll in all it was a wonderful 4th for me and mine, but I gotta run. 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