Passing Icons of Americana

 

Pocket Knife

 

 

There is no question in these corners that our great country is in uncharted waters, culturally and politically. This reality is due in large part to a collective spiritual malady. The question is: are we at the point of no return? 

 

I was encouraged on Christmas day when I unwrapped a present from a special and close friend.  She knew I liked to have with me a pocket knife and since last July I had been without one. It had been confiscated from me while attending a convention at the Georgia Dome.

 



 

While I was happy to receive this replacement, the better surprise was the message that came inside the box. It was a channel marker, a buoy of sorts that said to me 'It is not too late to right the course!' Here is how it read:

 

A message from the Buck family

If this is your first Buck knife, “welcome aboard.”  You are now part of a very large family.  We think of each one of our users as a member of the Buck Knives family.

Now that you are family, you might want to know a little more about us.  The fantastic growth of Buck Knives, Inc. was no accident.  From the beginning, we determined to make God the Senior Partner. In a crisis, the problem was turned over to Him and He hasn’t failed to help us with the answer.  Each knife must reflect the integrity of management.  If sometimes we fail on our end, because we are human, we find it imperative to do our utmost to make it right.  If any of you are troubled or perplexed and looking for answers, may we invite you to look to Him, for God loves you.

            -Chuck Buck, Chairman/Owner of Buck Knives

“For God loved the world so much that he gave his only son, so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” –John 3:16

 



 

I am a bit sad to say that Chuck Buck passed away last year but glad to know a fourth generation is carrying on the family business.  The question is: are there still enough intact families with principle and faith in our society to keep the icons of Americana healthy?  Or are the remaining few on life support?

 

Bradford Bosworth

January 2016