There is a new country in the world, right at this very moment. I find it fascinating that we can have mapped the world entire, and yet new countries can spring forth. This country, like so many of her sisters, was sprung forth from the ashes of violence and hatred, brought on by a scramble for Africa that ignored any and all cultural, ethnic, and religious divides.
But from the peace the people got to choose their own destiny, and they chose independence, a way to move on to a continued peace and a free peoples.
Happy Birthday, South Sudan. Hope it's all you dream it'll be, and more.
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