50 years ago, in USA, a black person, by law, should give his place for a white one.
Yesterday the same nation gave it's most important place for a black.
Two days ago the nation stopped to celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday.
Yesterday the world stopped to celebrate the birth of a symbol to a new era.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Hope and respect, materialized into a man. That's what Obama means. But hope can't be confused with dream. He's, definitely, huge challenges to face. If he will succeed, or not, is a matter of time. Changes take time, but at some point they must start. Obama doesn't need to "save the world", but point a direction.
As the most powerful man in the world, Obama is a step that can start a long walk through a more respectful, fair and better world.
My only concerns, somehow, can be explained quoting our ex-pop-star-Minister, Gilberto Gil:
“Quando o homem chegou à lua, fiquei preocupado de que ela perdesse parte de seu encanto, já que passou a estar ao nosso alcance.”
Overall, I'm still with a NY reporter that wrote:
"Not a right or left wing radical, but a radical. Cause this is a radical moment."
1 comment:
We cannot forget that, just because we have a simbol in the power means that the racism and violence about phisical carachter just desapear. We need to keep fighting against it. And the best way to break this big wall is partyng. Party brings both side to the same plataform. It is what we want to do.
Don't get me wrong. Everybody knows what i mean.
MarcelloP_
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