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The following are a few excerpts from my blog, chosen at random ..... Enjoy!!! :-)
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January 20th, 2009
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: The Dream Fulfilled
Happiness Is .....
Appreciating The
Awesomeness Of This
Historic Moment
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
'When The Nation Is Threatened, The Statesman Appears.' -- Tao Te Ching
What better symbolism than to have Barack Obama's Inauguration one day after we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday? Black and White people have come together as ONE to see King's dream fulfilled at this memorable moment in time.
As a large crowd gathered in Washington, DC to be part of history, didn't you also feel the positive vibes and happy feelings all around you? It's quite amazing if you think about it, considering the terrible times we are in, and the hardship many people are feeling right now! This man, Barack Obama, who people in Africa consider the first 'African President,' has inspired so much optimism and hope for a better day, not only in America, but around the world. How does he do it? And how does he remain so cool, calm and collected, simply the 'Calmest Guy in the Room,' despite all the major challenges we are faced with?
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL MEAN SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS TO SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE!
On Inauguration Day, the six-year-old black kid saw a black president with his family moving into the White House, and things will never be the same. The thought that you can be anything you want to be, will manifest itself in that little guy's head, and he will grow up to see the world around him in a totally different light.
His 80-year-old grandma who like many others remembers the struggle, and never thought she would see the day a black president would be elected, can happily say from now on 'Yes, in my lifetime! I have seen America, Black and White, coming together and not only fulfilling MLK's dream but electing the best person stepping forward, not only for America, but the world. An inspirational leader with a first class temperament and intellect!' I cannot even begin to understand the pride and joy black people of her generation must feel.
The fifteen-year-old Muslim teenager in Pakistan realizes that America can't be so bad after all, if they overwhelmingly elected a black person with the name Barack Hussein Obama, who looks like much of the rest of the world. America's face to the world has changed in an instant on election day, and all of a sudden, it has become much more difficult for the likes of Al-Qaeda to paint America as this big demon that needs to be defeated. And if that's a first step toward changing hearts and minds in the Middle East, then we're off to a successful start.
And people around the globe, especially in Europe and Africa, are looking at this with complete awe and amazement. I cannot tell you the stories I read in overseas papers and heard from friends, of scenes of joy and happiness, people celebrating in the streets, much like here, on election day. And now it's an even more profound feeling of joy since Obama has been inaugurated.
All Americans, who at times felt hostility when traveling to other countries, and even being questioned about what has been going on in America over the past eight years, will again be able to proudly say, as a friend of mine recently did while on business in Europe 'Yes, I am an American. And proud of it!' You may be surprised by the response. As in my friend's case, the little old lady behind the counter in a bakery in a small French town, came around, gave him a kiss on his forehead and said 'We're so proud of you and Obama!'
And who wants to argue with that?
It's a beautiful day!
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. CHANGE HAS COME TO AMERICA !
8:56 PM
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