Tiny Tim

So, this is the official beginning of my blog, and I thought that it would be appropriate for me to quote the boy who inspired me to write, Tiny Tim himself.

In The Christmas Carol, it was Tiny Tim who said, "God bless us, everyone." That's where history was made. Basically every time Tiny Tim is mentioned, people immediately think "God bless us..."

However, I find it strange that this quote is so famous. Same goes for the old adage, "God Bless America." Why? Well, both of these sayings use to subjunctive of "bless" when, instead, they should use the indicative.

Subjunctive verbs describe a clause of wishing, as if what they are saying is not true. So when we say, "God Bless America," and not "God Blesses America," I scoff at you because you have no idea how conceited you sound. It is so apparent how blessed America is. It's really not even fair. I say that God does bless us, so there is no point in using the subjunctive.

I parallel this with Tiny Tim's quotation. I think that God does bless all of us, it is just sometimes hard to see it. Look around. There is so much to be thankful for and, too often, we take it all for granted. So as the new Tiny Tim, the blogger, I will say this as my concluding line to my first post...

"God blesses us, everyone."