As I listened to his acceptance speech I had a broader, deeper understanding of the message and the intention of this community organizer. The presidency is just the obvious vehicle. This man through his vision and intention (yes, I'm using it again) has been challenging us to shift our mired hearts and minds out of a stinking, dark, claustrophobic, tar pit of despair & ugliness.
He's offering us a hand to climb out of a very lonely place. As individuals, as a country. Country as community. No need to blame anyone. We all had a part in creating the environment that brought us to our knees in sadness.
We diminished our compassion for others and for ourselves. Dulled our warrior minds, making it easier for hordes of self-serving emperors to suck the life out of us as they ran naked through our streets vandalizing the American Dream, the Golden Rule, the better nature of our angels.
This is a shift from the negative to the positive. From lack to prosperity. From holding people down to lifting them up. But this isn't about a savior. This man is a community organizer. Fundamental principle: Don't do for others what they can do for themselves. But he will bring us to the table. Turn on a light. Offer leadership and resources. But he expects us to move beyond our learned passivity fueled by consumerism into a place of creation and action. We need to become participants in creating the community we want, the country we want, the world we want.
This man is bringing us to a powerful place. Physically. Emotionally. Spiritually. Get ready for the shift.
1 comment:
Well put, QOTP, well put.
He may not be a savior but he is the embodiment of hope in leadership.
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