We The People......

I have a dream....

Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'

--Martin Luther King Jr

It always seems impossible until it's done.

---Nelson Mandela


The idea that a black man will lead the world's most powerful nation, is still sinking in. I can not imagine the reaction of people in the continent of Africa, who are always disenfranchised of their rights and their fare share by someone or other, seeing the dawn of a new leadership in the United States, sharing the same color of skin as they have. All those people who faced discrimination because of their skin color, will no longer hope for better future, but are promised one!!!

It is beyond my imagination, the reaction of an African-American who was a foot-soldier in the civil rights movement, to see a black man becoming the President of the United States. It is just phenomenal. It has not been even half a century since the African Americans were considered equal and were allowed to vote. Just after 143 years since the slavery ended. And, here we are to see Barack Obama as President of US. Even in his "I have a dream" speech, Martin Luther King Jr, in front of a huge crowd, expected everyone else to acknowledge that, "all men are created equal". Today, people have gone way beyond acknowledging equality, to see beyond skin color.

Sometimes, it feels just great to be a part of history.
"Today is History, and we are part of history!!!"

Wonder, when women finally got to vote in US, when blacks were no longer slaves, when the civil rights movement gave African Americans the right to vote, when the people of India got independence, when the apartheid regime in south Africa finally ended, when the Nazi regime was defeated, the generation witnessed it must have cherished it till death!!!

It just goes on to emphasize the power of democracy, the idea that it is the government of the people for the people and by the people. The philosophy that no vote is less important than the other, every vote counts. The power everyone has, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, to express their opinion in the democratic process.

No doubt that this does not put an end to rampant racism across globe. At the same time, once again the US has shown the world a ray of hope!!!!!!

Finally, it is important to mention that, almost everything in the world comes about by better education. For example, the number of college educated voters went for Obama 54-45, similar to overall vote 52-47. Not to mention the overall literacy rate in US is more than 99%. Nelson Mandela by education is an Attorney, Mahatma Gandhi, an attorney, Martin Luther King Jr had a Doctorate of Philosophy.

I wish the same opportunities of education will become available in the terrorism -hit areas in the world, so that once and for all those people will also see the light, and will stop their violence and will allow democracy to prosper.

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
-- Nelson Mandela


YES WE CAN!!!!!