Symbols and Architecture in D.C Remind Us of Strength and Integrity As A Nation

While in D.C. today again it seems that every building has multiple symbols  of our nation's highest values.  We are admired and studied by people throughout the world. I love this city because even the design  of this city and the veiled messeges in each building teach lessons to the informed and curious.  Interviewing people here I hear observations from residents who have seen politicians come and go for generations. "The American people are not stupid and somehow our values eventually overcome political fads and extremes. " one  long term resident told me. A staffer for a Mississippi Congressman told me that the energy of D.C. often overwhelms outdated thinking from the  bayou, river cultures back home.  

But America is beautiful and good and those traits make a big part of what and who we are as a nation.  So let the small minded, the bigots, the nay-sayers, the pessimists, the destroyers, the closer downers come and go....it is the builders, uniters, dreamers,  optimists, who have love for humanity above demagoguery , who excel in our United States of America.  

That is what this city says to me. It is why I love it so.  Perhaps you need a dose to energize your best aspirations.  Take a trip to Washington D.C. spend some time "reading our buildings" and study those who conceived and built this town....and the capital of America.