By Mel Hansen, The Eighteen Wheeler Philosopher
Never thought I'd say this...I miss building/mending fences.
I'm listening to a book about the constitution, right now
it's talking about the First Amendment, Freedom of Speech.
It's jogged my memory of another "Fencing
Lesson" I learned from my Dad as we were building a new fence around the
grain field on the east side of the lake shortly after I had returned home from
my mission.
At noon we sat in the pickup to have lunch, I turned on the
radio to listen to the news and a few tunes whilst eating our sandwiches. Can't
exactly remember what the news was specifically about, but it must've had
something to do with freedom of speech cause I can remember my Dad saying after
the news, "I fought for the right for every American to say what they
want, but I didn't fight for what some think...is their right to
be heard!"
I didn't comment on his statement at that time, but I found
myself thinking about it the rest of the day. It's really a thought provoking
statement.
On the way home I said to him "Dad, a person has to have
the right to be heard...if not, what good is freedom of speech?"
His reply
was..."No my boy! you have the "right" to say whatever you
want! It's up to others to determine if you're heard."
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