July 4th. What does it mean to you?

[Sdiver]

As we, a Nation, celebrate the "Birthday" of these United States of America, what does it mean to you?

Is it just a chance to spend time with family and friends, to which we spend so little time with, what with our hectic schedules?

Is it just "another day off from work", to "recharge" our batteries, to later have to go back into the grind of our daily lives?

Is it a time for reflection of days and friends gone by?

Is it a sense of pride in ones self, that we are fortunate enough to live in a country, (as dysfunctional as it my be at times), that allows the freedoms that have been granted to us, by our founding fathers, and protected by the men and women that have gone before?


What does this day, July 4th, mean to you?



*apologies to those PS.com members that do not live here in the U.S., but please tell us your thoughts.