Yesterday we were paying tribute to a particular kind of hero. Today we are honoring all men. This does not mean to leave out women, of course they have their heroism and they have been feted quite a bit throughout these pages. But lately men seem to have been receiving a negative rap from destructive forces, and I think it is high time to remedy that.
Jimmy Webb wrote a remarkable song about the power of men, their spirit, their imagining, their far-seeing, their doing, their exploring, their risking, their taking up the challenge, and their achieving. They face the dangers and sometimes they fall, but then they get back up and try again or accomplish something else even better. Maybe they start out as a criminal, but then learn better ways. They evolve. And now they are on the brink of taking us all to the stars and this song just about takes me there already. This is a spirit that cannot be broken and will not be stopped. Raise a glass and salute each one of us.
22. Song name: Highwayman
Artist: Jimmy Webb
Song writer: Jimmy Webb
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