History Has Been Made!
Posted 01-20-2009 at 07:29 PM by Hear Again
Earlier today my neighbor informed me via my TeleBraille about what was happening in regards to Barack Obama's inauguration.
Although I missed the swearing in ceremony due to the fact that I couldn't hear with my CIs, my neighbor was able to tell me about Obama's motorcade from the Capitol to the White House. Her description was so dramatic that it literally brought me to tears.
Just coming to the realization that a majority of Americans voted for our first African-American President is enough to make me feel overwhelmed because it shows just how far we've come as a nation ever since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Congratulations, America! Your voices have been heard and you have spoken for change.
Now let's sit back, relax and give Obama the opportunity to do what needs to be done in order to make America the great country it was meant to be.
To close, I will end with a poignant quote from President Barack Obama:
"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)."
"America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations." -- President Barack Obama in his Inaugural Address, January 20th, 2009
Although I missed the swearing in ceremony due to the fact that I couldn't hear with my CIs, my neighbor was able to tell me about Obama's motorcade from the Capitol to the White House. Her description was so dramatic that it literally brought me to tears.
Just coming to the realization that a majority of Americans voted for our first African-American President is enough to make me feel overwhelmed because it shows just how far we've come as a nation ever since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Congratulations, America! Your voices have been heard and you have spoken for change.
Now let's sit back, relax and give Obama the opportunity to do what needs to be done in order to make America the great country it was meant to be.
To close, I will end with a poignant quote from President Barack Obama:
"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)."
"America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations." -- President Barack Obama in his Inaugural Address, January 20th, 2009
