The Arrival of Change...Obama's Inauguration Pt. 2 of 4

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I have recently returned from Washington, D.C. - the Inauguration stretch. It was simply amazing.

First the only negative, though. I was not impressed with the level of organization and security that the responsible organizations set forth to handle the vast amounts of people that had tickets and did not have tickets. If you had purple or blue tickets, as I did, the size of the crowd may have personally affected you, as they closed down our gates prematurely and many of us legitimate ticket holders failed ot get in. I guess props to those individuals that bypassed the checkpoints somehow and took our spaces.

This organizational folly could not mire the inspiration I felt, as the news channels broadcast this event not omitting any detail. There were people that traveled as far away as Kenya. There were clips of watch parties all around the world. As Obama placed his hand on the Bible and took the oath (which the Chief Justice couldn't even get right), people both on the mall and around the world popped champagne, shed a tear, praised God, exalted, breathed a sigh of relief and opened their mind to new beginnings.

I believe official reports put this crowd at 1.4 million people actually on the mall in attendance.

For me, I am still in this realm of unreality, where it feels that this occurred in a parallel universe...our president is black? Impossible.

Yet here we are with this reality, and when I go to the President's website, the name I see is that of a Black man, the picture is that of a black family. Being a black man in America myself, it is empowering to see an example of a solid black family, an example of a motivated black man that is not a victim of the societal steretypes placed on black men. I respect that both Michelle and Barack earned the successes they have achieved and were not born with "silver spoons". I am glad I was there, so that 20 years from now, I can say I was apart of history by electing, and then seeing the inauguration of a black man into the presidency.

But it does not end there. We can all still be a part of history, by helping Obama do his job and ushering in a new age of politics. The energy and anticipation that surrounded inauguration cannot die now that Obama is in office. Our job as Americans is not done. As infallible as we may feel Obama is, we cannot allow him to make decisions without the input or consideration of the American people.

There is much work to be done in this world. America has put their best foot forward by nominating, electing, and inaugurating Obama. Now let us continue on the path of historic achievements by staying engaged in the decisions and politics of our government.

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