Of Thee I Sing
The American Experiment and How It Can Still Succeed
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"...we have brought the American Experiment to near-extinction because we have failed to understand it, and... the importance of that experiment is vastly greater than most of us have ever imagined." "We in the United States of America are uniquely positioned to lead the way in the astonishing adventure that is now before us all. We have a remarkable combination of resources that make that task relatively easy compared to the situation in many other places. Our “melting pot” has shown that people of any race, nationality, or any other thing that commonly sets us apart from one another can live perfectly well together. We demonstrate this at every traffic light, where human beings of every stripe agree to cooperate with astonishing precision. We do so for one obvious reason; we see that we have no choice. And so it is now with the entirety of human existence on this planet; we have no choice but to behave well if we expect to continue to live here." "We must come to understand that our individual life consists of infinitely more than just the life of our body. Far, far from being meaningless, that life is meaningful beyond our ability to even imagine at this time, but our ability to understand what that meaning consists of, together with our interest in doing so will grow, at a speed directly proportional to our desire for that to happen."
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Our national and global affairs are in perilous disarray, to the point where extremely sober observers are saying that we have brought imminent catastrophe upon ourselves and that it is just too late to escape.
While candidly admitting the difficulty and the danger, Of Thee I Sing nonetheless insists that something enormously significant and wonderful is actually coming to pass on this planet—that like a chick (out of food and space) pecking its way out of the egg into a whole new world, we are awakening of necessity to a vastly expanded understanding of what we are, where we come from, where we’re going, and what’s going on.
We are not headed for doom but for glory, and the United States of America has a vital role to play in that destiny—a role in which each of us claims a share as we choose to awaken.
“I love this book. America needs this book. Here are the answers to the horrified questions we keep asking ourselves: ‘How did this happen?’ ‘Who stole our country?’ Peter Childs has chosen every word with lucidity and precision, as he tells exactly how we got here, what we must do to save the great ‘American Experiment,’ and why it matters to the whole world. Read it...we need it!”
—Suzy Bookstore
About the Author
Peter Childs is a retired musician now living in the wilds of Northern California. He performed across this country and abroad and worked in recording studios with some of our finest artists. He has been active in diverse fields, having served on six nonprofit boards.