Taking the bus from New York to Boston round trip this weekend I was struck by the complete diversity of the travelers. Young, old,straight,gay and every color of the rainbow. All seemed excited about the fourth of July celebrations and witnessing the differences reinforced the beauty and value of the future. We are still the land where people come to our shores from all kinds of cultures and persuasions. There is nothing to fear from these ways which may seem initially unusual. In essence they are gifts which form the mosaic again and again of the land of the free and the home of the brave.