illiland’s Days of Glory

ome time ago Baron Von Lodge was the head of a small country near Switzerland known as Lilliland.

One of the school projects was to ask the Baron and Lady Angela what were the glory days of Lilliland. The Baron asked his chief advisor, Professor Hamblin, to assist him with the appropriate answer. Lady Angela, of Alpine Castle, was expected to participate in answering the question.

One of the events that seemed to come to mind in the history of Lilliland was the decision, like neighboring Switzerland, to be a neutral country in time of war and strife among nations. One of the early leaders said that Lilliland was so small that it really did not matter whose side it took because of its small size. Besides, it was mostly mountains and lakes anyway. But, others said that the neutrality decision was the moral thing to do because the people who fought the wars were very young men, hardly even twenty years of age, and to be killed or maimed at this early age was very sad and would diminish the future population of Lilliland.

Still others thought that the glory days goes to the leaders who set up laws that no guns and no hunting or shooting were allowed. To save and protect the natural beauty of Lilliland was a first-rate idea. Animals that roamed the mountains were safe, as were the waterfowl of beautiful Lake Lilliland.

Lady Angela thought that giving women the right to vote was a big step forward in being fair to all citizens. Free medical and hospital care for all Lilliland citizens was also an advancement.

But, the Baron, Lady Angela, and the Professor could not come to any agreement on the single-most significant event that was the time of glory for the country.

Then, the Professor said that the reason for not agreeing on one item or event was because the best years were still to come. People were living longer, healthier, and happier lives due to the care that the citizens gave to one another.

“The best is yet to come,” was the answer to the question of what were the glory days.

The Baron concluded, “Well, the question was a good one because it gave us a chance to engage in introspection about life, present, past, and future, in Lilliland, a country that we love so dearly.”