i have been watching more tv in the past 2 days than i have in a long time - and that is saying a lot. tuesday i watched the inauguration from the minute i returned home from taking jack to school until President Obama and the First Lady finished their last dance. i couldn't pull myself away - i didn't want to stop watching! there may be more days like this in the future, but there will never be another january 20, 2009; the FIRST day. much of the day i spent on the phone with my mom. we were watching, witnessing together, even though there is 969 miles between us. ellis was in and out of the room, when she would came in the room she would yell, "Barack Obama". there is no one else i would have rather watched the inauguration with, except maybe with my dad too. he would have loved to also be a witness (i miss you daddy!).
i know not everyone voted for Barack Obama. they have their reasons for voting for McCain, as i have mine for voting for Obama. there are those that are still on their witch hunt - trying to find an excuse/any excuse as to why he is the wrong guy. when i say 'witch hunt', i'm not talking about those who are concerned about his lack of foreign affair experience, but those who think Barack Obama isn't a US citizen or worry about his middle name. i think those people have their own personal reason as to why they think he is the wrong person, but that is between themselves and their conscious - it lies within them and nothing i write here will change that. NOTHING will change that. some can dwell on Michelle Obama's dress choice (what a world it would be if we had one uniform or all had the same taste) or something she said many, many months ago (i am guilty of saying things in the past i am sorry for or should not have said - perfection evades me).
President Obama will do something wrong. He will make the wrong choice or mispronounce a word, make silly faces or take the wrong course of action. the cameras will catch it, the media will broadcast it and those on a witch hunt will rejoice and say, "i told you so". just wait, it will happen. i would bet, perfection evades him too.
for now, today, i am filled with hope! what if... what if we spend more time instilling confidence and humanity in our children and less time cleaning the floor? what if we show our children the personal and social benefit of a strong work ethic and less time worrying about who got ahead of us in line? what if we give something back? what if we give something to someone in need? what if the world is a safer place for our children? what if seeing a President that looks like me, makes a difference to children that also look like me - my children? what if the recession does not turn into a depression? what if the wars end peacefully? what if we never have another 9/11? what if? what if? what if?
Sasha, Malia, First Lady and President Barack Obama 'here we go'.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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