Tonight, I saw Lincoln.

Not the actual President.  Although, I wish I could travel back in time and talk to him.  No, tonight I saw the movie Lincoln, starring Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader, and so many more.

I am not sure that words can convey the spectrum of emotions I am experiencing tonight.  The intensity therein.

Tears streamed down my face at least a half dozen times during the film.

He was truly a great man, with a sound understanding of human rights.  He stopped at nothing, to fight for those self-evident truths.

So if I could travel back in time.  Or.  If I could ask him some questions….  right here & now…. I surely would.

Mr. President.  Thanks so much for your time tonight.  It is my absolute honor to meet you.  I am SO happy to be here.

Polly… call me Abe… will ya’? And I am happy to be here too.  “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

Well, thank you sir.  Let’s begin.
There are a lot of different views about religion in America.  What is your opinion on religion?

“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.”

Holy Smackerels… that is profound.  Okay.  We have some big questions about equal rights these days for certain groups of people in the U.S.  What do you say to that?

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”

Our country seems to argue about everything now.  Some are calling for secessions, and Civil War.  Any advice?

More than 600,000 men died in the Civil War.  Long before me…. Mr. Benjamin Franklin said it best….“There was never a good war or a bad peace.”

“May our children and our children’s children to a thousand generations, continue to enjoy the benefits conferred upon us by a united country, and have cause yet to rejoice under those glorious institutions bequeathed us by Washington and his compeers.”

But both sides seem to focus on the differences….

“If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will.”

Any suggestions for living the every day to day?

“…..  in the end it is not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.”

And how do we become better people?

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”  

I wish everyone in America would go and see this movie…… …. … ten minutes ago.