(#5365) Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is a hero to democracy

      I was thinking of our own first president, then General George Washington, who fought the British to help all of us to gain American independence. He then became our president after leading our nation out of the horrors of war. He carried on for 2 terms and then stepped aside to let a younger generation carry the weight of the awesome task of keeping our union growing. George knew that the days of monarchs and rulers for life was wrong and he exemplified that. He could in no way be a king of America because he believed in liberty, not power. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is of the same mold.
     He has made it clear he would run for a second term as the president of Ukraine if needed but would not run for a second term if the war were over. Zelenskyy has known that he is the wartime president and that is his strength. After the Russians have been removed from Ukraine and rebuilding Ukraine to a democratic bastion is a job left to some other Ukrainian patriot. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not in this for the power he is in this for reclaiming Ukrainian liberty, like our own hero George Washington. Being able to share with all of you the comparison between these two great men is a privilege for me. I am honored to be able to make the distinction.
     Our species is a masterful one when the circumstances present themselves for us to prove it. Our amazing ability to see beyond ourselves into an existence where the better and best of our human natures flourish is an evolution that no other species in life has exhibited. We human beings are in a test of that ability now and when we pass this test we will be stronger and more together than ever. Those who seek power for the sake of their egos are the problem in the world. We need more people like George Washington and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to remind us that we all have the courage to fight for greater things than ourselves and deny the petty people who would destroy our democracy.