The Importance of Voting

There's was a time, long ago, when men and women threw everything they knew aside and cast themselves into the unknown. Taking everything they hold dear, they directed their future toward uncertainty because they believed the struggle was worth it. With a promise of freedom of religion, oppression, and a new life, they took a leap. That leap was remarked as foolish. It was laughed at, mocked, and envied.

Never before had a group taken such a grand stand against monarchy and routine government. To leave the known world and literally sail into hope. Hope is a monstrous thing. It can make men do the impossible. It can make people believe the unbelievable. Our founders fought for hope. Our ancestors died for hope. They fought the biggest fight our nation has ever seen because they had hope for a future that they could only dream about. Hope starts with a dream. A dream festers within an individual until that individual believes that dream to be achievable or even real. That is hope at work.

When someone tells you they have a dream, they are planting a seed of hope. You may not see it right away, but you can feel it growing if you believe in the dream. Susan B. Anthony had nothing more than a dream. It's amazing how a dream can grow into something so much more. Our founding fathers had a dream handed to them by a group immigrants that were tired of being told how to live. Those immigrants pursued that dream so that their decedents could have that hope of freedom.

Over time, our loved ones have died for that same freedom. That death should not be in vain. Your voice is just as free as you. Voting is another way that your voice is used.