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While visiting the mainland, I was driving on a major interstate highway for miles up a steep grade. Surrounding vehicles were moving smoothly together at a relatively high speed.
I witnessed four motorcyclists moving at 80 mph, staying in formation in the left lane to avoid freight trucks. A bright-blue Corvette was using its blinkers to swiftly change lanes. A jacked-up pick-up truck and a mini-van each displayed an "In God We Trust" license plate. A determined Subaru in mid-lane moved at legal speed as we all sped past without issue. A Sierra Club-bumper-stickered pickup was hauling mountain bikes. A rickety white car with a primed driver door, loaded with people, took the right lane and putted up the mountain.
The freight trucks passing it were moving food and goods and even cattle from one place to another so we can access the things that are so abundant in our country.
We were all cooperatively sharing the same thoroughfare.
It got me thinking: We are more alike than we are different, moving in sync as Americans.
But don't tell that to 24-hour propaganda channels or social media. Don't tell that to the distasteful, divisive politicians. Don't tell the national narration that we do not fear each other. Don't tell fearmongers we do not mind our differences, and in fact, we mostly appreciate our differences.
But then, maybe do tell the dividers we won't accept their intolerance. Acceptance of our differences is truly what makes America great, past, present and future.
Kelli Lundgren
Kaanapali