After months of preparations and excitement, the day has finally come. Since November 3rd, this country has watched and waited for the president elect to show his true colors, to, by any chance, give them a reason that they shouldn't have trusted him. So far, I must say he's handled the pressure pretty well. And today, it becomes official. Aside from the obvious historical moment that will occur in this country today, we will also bear witness to the eloquence and class that we have come to find synonymous with Barack Obama.
What I can't help but be afraid of is the fact that this country is lazy and not easily motivated. With our previous president leaving his crumbled legacy amid questions of failure, it makes me wonder what would any of us have done when faced with the events that this man had to go through. I, myself am very good at thinking on my feet and coping with stress, however, I do think that faced with countless international incidents, a home front attack, and several natural disasters, I would be in a room, vomiting in a corner when faced with the things this man has had to deal with. I'm not saying he's without fault, but I'm not sure when put in his shoes, I could do much better, so who am I to judge?
What I can say is that Mr. Obama conducts himself and his family with that befitting of a great dignitary. I only hope for his sake that the people of his country will not be so willing to throw him under the bus they way we did the last one. The attitude of this country seems to be to give up when the going gets tough on one problem, and look for another to try and tackle. If we can't get something right, keep looking until we do. I find this to be lunacy. We cause so many of our own problems, then when they come back to bite us, we look for someone else to blame. Why is that?
As for the inaugural address, it was wisely short. But at the same time, straight to the point. It's amazing to me that when the subject of terrorism was addressed, Mr. Obama said pretty much the same words; "We're not going to have it," yet it was so much more constructive. It just seems to me that to hear what he's saying about how this country and the world will have to change to move on and progress. It's a wonderful idea; but I'm worried that this country will give up when it gets to tough for some to handle.
Hope in itself is a wonderful idea. Change is a wonderful idea, when it's for the better. After almost a decade of an administration that either didn't make the best decisions, or was not given the opportunity to make those, a change is of course the gut reaction of most people. I only hope that this man, along with his family will set a good standard for the rest of us to follow. Maybe next time, I'll actually register to vote. Only the next four years will tell; I only hope that the ground moves and shakes as much as was figuratively described today.
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