Demonstrations of solidarity are a recognition that we are not isolated individuals. Rather, we are “bound together” with others. The goal of my book, “Bound Together,” was to show that we cannot understand basic Christian doctrine without understanding the truth of solidarity. President Bush recently showed an appreciation for the truth that we are “bound together.”
An NBC news article suggests that now that President Bush has shaved his head in solidarity with a child suffering from leukemia he should receive one of the awards he formally awarded for “points of light.” The NBC article explains:
Patrick is the son of a Secret Service agent, Jon, who is assigned to Bush’s security detail in Kennebunkport, Maine. (Their last names were withheld at the family’s request.)
Recently, other members of the security unit started to bare their domes in support of Patrick, and they started to raise money for his treatment.
The 89-year-old Bush and his wife, Barbara, took notice. They had lost their second child, Robin, to leukemia 60 years ago in October at the age of 4.
Members of the Secret Service unit known as Bush Protective Division even launched a website to help raise money to pay Patrick’s medical bills: PatricksPals.org. They have also organized a benefit motorcycle run in Kennebunkport, where the Bushes maintain a seaside home.
So, the former president and first lady made a donation, and he even went as far as shaving his head earlier this week.
