hope

As I reflected on MLK day today, I can't help but wonder what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is thinking about tonight. The eve of the first African American US President. I wonder if he feels a sense of fulfillment, that he did not die in vain, that maybe for the first time in a long while, Americans are recognizing this holiday for more than just a day off of school. To be honest, the color of Barack Obama's skin continues to be a nonentity in my support of him, but I certainly realize how monumental this moment is for African Americans.

For the first time in my 24 years of life, I am excited about our great country's president. I know Rome wasn't built in a day and the world won't turn into the Garden of Eden tomorrow after he is sworn in. I know people say he doesn't have enough experience for this job, but if experience means doing what we've been doing over and over again, then experience isn't working. Yes, Obama is an eloquent speaker, but to say that his words aren't important is ludicrous! When was the last time a great leader didn't use words to lead? For those who say Obama supporters only drink the "Obama Kool-Aid" or are a part of the Obama cult, I like to think that cult is called America. I know everyone does not feel the same way, but I will be going to bed tonight, I mean this morning, with a smile on my face because a new chapter starts tomorrow.

"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential."

"We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."