Jan 20 2009
The 44th President
President Barack Obama was sworn in today, on a frigid January day, millions stood outside on the mall, toes freezing, but smiles on their faces. And tonight there will be celebrations, and I’m sure a lot of hot coffee and chocolate. But what will be the dawn of tomorrow?
President Obama spoke of unity, amongst this nation, and others, reaching out to the Muslim world, offering and asking for “mutual respect”, promising the poorest nations an end to apathy, help for sustainable farms and clean water. And a union among friends and past foes to “lessen the nuclear threat” and global warming. A world leader asking us all to tear down the walls that have separated us as human beings. Kumba-Ya.
Aim your arrow towards the sun, and it will go far. I am glad that President Obama is setting up the highest expectations for the world. But where will our arrow fall in the next few years? How much can we overcome? With America falling deeper into debt, people losing their jobs left and right, just today the Dow fell below 8,000, dropping 332 points from fears of the banks slipping even more, how much can we do for the world? What example are we setting if we are still planning on fighting a war in Afghanistan? I do believe that Obama has a positive plan, and will do all he can to implement it. And I do believe the people are inspired to do their part. But what about the “nobility”. The class that has always held the reigns, that the leader can’t act without, the Senators, the CEO’s, those who write the media’s messages. Are they going to fall in line with Obama’s humanism?
Regardless of what we are all worried about, today was an amazing day, watching the President and his First Lady, braving the cold, walking down Pennsylvania Avenue. It is a beautiful thing to believe in your President again. To look at him as a grand possibility. I am grateful for that.
