It is truly a historical day, and while the amazing - nigh unbelievable - event that will take place this morning is the event that will go down in the history books, what I feel taking place historically is a wave of grittiness, a sense of determined hope, a linking of arms of our country that says emphatically "we will not give in".
We are saying we will not give in to despair or continued mudslinging or apathy. We will overcome.
And we're excited about this idea of hunkering down -- that's what so amazing and contagious to me. Excited, enthusiastic, ready to face our future with bright shiny faces. Nobody is saying things are going to be hunky dory in the morning, that things aren't really that bad off -- no, we know it's the long haul ahead of us, it may even get worse, for heaven's sake.
But for the first time in a long time, that is not what we as a country are focusing on -- what we are focusing on is what we can do to get beyond that, focusing on how we each, individually and collectively, are responsible for our own lives -- we are not simply waiting for the government to do something -- we are waiting and raring to go and do that something ourselves.
That is historical -- a moment in time when a people (re)discovers their own worth and ability and potential -- a moment when life is sweet again.
Thank you, Mr. President.
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