“That out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope; and where we are met with cynicism and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: ‘Yes, We Can.’”
You’d better believe it.
Even the prospect of graduating wasn’t enough to keep me from watching the US Election – 2,500 words separated me from completing my three-year rudimentary university education, but this was a chance to witness history in the making. And, my goodness… The results did not disappoint.
I took two days to contemplate the exact words I wanted to put into this particular entry, but now, at this moment when I have to transform my feelings into words, no amount of careful articulation will be able to express the euphoria I felt – and am still feeling – when Barack Obama won. He won. He won. HE WON! Even tonight, when I can safely focus my thoughts on things other than my assignments, it is almost impossible to write anything that would do this momentous occasion justice. But who needs words when smiles and tears seem to convey a more accurate depiction of this complexity of emotions?
They say it’s always darkest before the dawn. Perhaps the one good thing that came out of the comedy of George W. Bush’s eight years is this point in time, where Obama is given this tremendous opportunity to right past wrongs. Here’s to four years of hope and change!
1 Comment
November 7, 2008 at 07:27
written beautifully babs, love the new lay:) see you in a few hours:)