The hardest part of being on the right side of history is time. Each falling grain brings trials and tribulations without certainty. It hinges on the realization of righteousness, a righteousness that depends on the masses first tacitly accepting such a reality. In time, it must become unambiguous.
It is infuriating to know the inevitable conclusion long before it is foreseen. The past has paved the way to such a prophecy. Experience has made the historian the greatest soothsayer, the inevitable clear only to the lonely. They must shepherd the flock through the path of righteousness. They must stand unwavering through the elements. They must never rest. They must bear the burden of certainty among the doubtful. They must bear the burden as the doubtful move toward tacit acceptance. They must bear the burden as the tacit begin to accept the inevitable.
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Jake Smith is a law enforcement officer and former Army Ranger with four deployments to Afghanistan.
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