But you know, son, there is something about working on the land, caring for livestock, the feel and smell of the soil, the caring for God s blessings and creations that brings you closer to the understanding of what is really important in America. People like us will farm for very little income. We will fight the droughts and the blizzards. We love our country and what we do so much. You see son, when it s money and power that you think you need, you can never get enough.
People are what really matter.
Respecting the wonderful human spirit in all of us is what is most important. Doing unto others as we would have others do unto us, and investing today in our children s futures by caring for God s gift to us, the land, is what Grandma and I believed. Most of us, so fortunate as to grow up on our farms and ranches, know this. We know that the land provides for everyone. We know how to help create the wealth that drives our nation s economy.