The Day After
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your night." Just a snippet of the powerful speech given by President-elect Barack Obama last night, November 4th, when he made history as the first African-American elected as President, as the first sitting member of Congress elected President since JFK in 1960, as the first Democrat to win the state of Florida in a presidential race in more than 10 years. All I can say is HALLELUJAH!!!
My niece Grace, a college student in Maryland, plans to ride the train to Washington, D.C. with her fellow college Obama supporters to witness President-elect Obama's inauguration in January. How amazing for her to be standing in the cold, in the crowd, watching history made right in front of her! This is her first vote, and what a time to come of voting age. Yesterday, she helped change the direction of this country with her vote, and I don't think there's anything in the world right now that is more exciting and deeply felt than that thought. You go, girl-after-my-own-heart!
Barack Obama may be the catalyst and leader for change in this country, but nothing will happen unless we, the citizens of this country, change our way of thinking and living. We can't decry the foreign dependence on oil and then go out and buy a gas-guzzling vehicle. We can yell all we want about the high cost of healthcare but until we realize that the insured pay for the uninsured, that eating a diet high in fats and sugars causes disease, that HMOs and PPOs run the healthcare industry to their benefit, we might as well be whistling in the wind.
As Mahatma Gandhi once said: "Be the change you want to see in the world."
My niece Grace, a college student in Maryland, plans to ride the train to Washington, D.C. with her fellow college Obama supporters to witness President-elect Obama's inauguration in January. How amazing for her to be standing in the cold, in the crowd, watching history made right in front of her! This is her first vote, and what a time to come of voting age. Yesterday, she helped change the direction of this country with her vote, and I don't think there's anything in the world right now that is more exciting and deeply felt than that thought. You go, girl-after-my-own-heart!
Barack Obama may be the catalyst and leader for change in this country, but nothing will happen unless we, the citizens of this country, change our way of thinking and living. We can't decry the foreign dependence on oil and then go out and buy a gas-guzzling vehicle. We can yell all we want about the high cost of healthcare but until we realize that the insured pay for the uninsured, that eating a diet high in fats and sugars causes disease, that HMOs and PPOs run the healthcare industry to their benefit, we might as well be whistling in the wind.
As Mahatma Gandhi once said: "Be the change you want to see in the world."
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