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We Are More Than Our Worst Moments
Ted Kennedy has been eulogized, memorialized and laid to rest after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. I am truly saddened by his passing. Although he lived to an advanced age and quite a bit longer than the lives of his brothers, 77 seemed much too young for a man to leave us when there is still so much work to be done.
Born into wealth, Edward M. Kennedy could have spent a life of leisure, offering nothing of real value to society while benefiting from its system. But the “Lion of the Senate” as he came to be known, worked tirelessly in the halls of power, giving a voice to the common people. President Obama fittingly called Kennedy “The Soul od the Democratic Party.” With the employ of inspiring oratory, he worked hard on behalf the underprivileged and underserved.
There is no person alive in America, who does not benefit from his advocacy and with his passing, I wonder who will fill his shoes?
Too often those in power make our government a personal affair, forgetting the obligation to the people. Our Government it too often influenced by big moneyed-interests but a lifetime of legislative accomplishments is case in point that Kennedy’s promises were not just campaign slogans to garner votes, but responsibilities he followed through on.
You might be wondering why I am turning a blog about happiness into a political diatribe? Because the life of Ted Kennedy is proof positive that we are more than our worst moments.
