Here I sit at my computer, a grandma, in a little fishing village on the Bay of Fundy, in Nova Scotia watching your big day, your country's big day. I wish you well, I wish your family well and I wish your country well.
There are ties, even strong family ties, that have bonded us together for over two hundred years.We are the same people yet different. Our nationhood emerged in a far different way. In a land of great cold, community was not an option, but a necessity.
Our country seems to be moving against the will of many citizens into becoming a less inclusive, less compassionate country. Our practical compassion for all our people and all the people of the world is being thwarted by our leader.
Many of us are striving to return to a more generous time.
My hope is that your "We the people" are all people, not only the people within your borders. The people of our countries need to embrace the reality that all people everywhere are created equal.
You see my two daughters are now women with children of there own. Sometimes I think we are running out of time to make good on the promises we made for our children and the promises we make for our grandchildren, and for all the people's children and grandchildren yet to come.
Let's hope that together all nations can come together to fulfill our obligations to posterity.
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