i am generally very proud to be an american, particularly when reading of the principles, events, arguments, actions and more that our founding fathers (and mothers), and following generations, have shared, molding the evolving nation that is the united states of america.
my pride, though, was in this nostalgic concept of america and what i interpreted our fore-father’s intended for it to be(come).
what america more recently came to represent, however, well… let’s just say my pride and faith in government and fellow americans, and humanity as a whole for that matter, has been slowly decaying if not already to the point of nonexistent… numb.
and then he is elected,
and not just by me, but us.
and then he is inaugurated.
and now, the dream is no more,
for it is no longer a dream, but reality.
not omniscient, nor infallible,
but certainly inspirational –
and really, that’s what i think we need –
or at least, what i need.
he doesn’t just have a long road ahead of him;
we have a long road ahead of us.
and, we can all use a little hope.
True, true indeed.