Chicken Soup for the Nation's Soul

by eloquentelegance

The story of the nations we love from the humans who loved them. A nation from a mortal point of view. Sister: He was my troublesome, annoying, foolish, lovable little brother.

1. Foreword

human: hu-man
-adjective
1.) of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people
-noun
2.) a human being

nation: na-tion
-noun
1.) a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own
2.) an aggregation of persons of the same ethnic family, often speaking the same language or cognate languages

country: coun-try
-noun
1.) territory of a nation
2.) a tract of land considered apart from any geographical or political limits; region; district

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FOREWORD

Ragged scars grafted unto broad planes of flesh.
Old eyes.
Tired, weary bones.

A nation is... A Nation is...
What is a human?

What makes a Nation?

Why were we placed here on this Earth? Are we really here? What are we?

We are Nations. We are nations.

We are Humans.