Retrospective Reflection On The Beauty Of Perseverance
The candidacy of the president-elect Barack Obama mean a lot to many people and especially Americans of minority status in context of the realization of the “I have a Dream” message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who would have been celebrating his 80th year birthday.
I am most passionately and emotionally inclined to celebrate with all Americans and again especially those who until now never ever imagined that there will come a time in the history of this country when a minority person- one of color will become the president of this country.
The fact that president-elect Barack Obama was chosen by the American people on the basis of how best qualify he was to tackle the prevailing circumstances rather than the color of his skin is in fact an added flavor to the beauty of the perseverance and relentlessness of “this people” to believe in spite of all odds that change and dream can indeed come to pass.
Today as we anxiously anticipate the double celebration in the life of the country; Dr. King’s Holiday and the inauguration of the first black president of the United States of America it is worthy of note to mention without doubt the unquestionable and unequivocal role the African-Americans have played in building Washington DC and in large the United States of America.
The resilience of the “blacks” in adhering to the convictions that help is indeed on the way and their God will never let them down is essentially reflective of how the Jews were held in bondage during the Biblical account of the Israelites life prior to the Passover to the promise land from the land of Egypt.
Once more America and Americans are being challenged by the prevailing socio-economic maladies in the country and without doubt this is definitely the time for the nation at large to borrow from the mentality and mindset of the African Americans, who in spite of experiencing the most inhumane treatment ever in the history of mankind and of the United States of America never give up on love, opportunity, freedom and above all fear of God and the conviction that God will help them pass through.
It is true that if we make God’s work ours, the almighty God will make our work His; The perseverance of the people of color especially during the slave era conspicuously demonstrated the idealism and fundamentalism that typically portray an inner convictions, power and might that does not come from just being human, but rather as a sequel to divinity.
Let us therefore join all Americans and celebrate with wine, milk and honey and cherish this great moment in the country’s history and with the believe that just like those who have come before us either by omission or commission we too must never give hope that this country will transform to being the abode of haven for humanity.
It is indeed beautiful to watch the so called slaves of yesterday; blacks, people of color and even some of the whites struggle so hard to build the White House and today as free man, they are now building a different White House that shall accommodate one of their kinds, President-elect Barack Obama. To God be the glory. Amen
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