Maybe it's because I just read "Surprised by Joy" in a little less than a week for a class, or because I am trying to balance the minor prophets study and the parables of Christ, or dealing with the ethical theories of mankind or the politics of my own nation and it's current value in the global society, but those 18 sentence paragraphs killed me! Haha. I get where he was going, but I probably didnt get a whole lot out of it. I disagree, however, with his minor conclusion that America was ever that "kind" to the Irish.

I for one am glad for ancestral heritage pride in America, otherwise, I would feel quite empty in regards to my roots. Those who arent born in a country which is still in infancy can't understand what it's like to feel zero kinship. Especially for those of us who live so close to a country (arizona/mexico border), which despite similiar circumstance, has a people who have very strong ties to their lineage.

Perhaps I am just crying over spilt milk, but I am thankful to be accepted. And I think it's the respect of the past which influences the future that makes America, America.

I tend to ramble.....sorry gang.