I just finished listening to President Obama’s magnificent inauguration speech.

And yes… I did cry when he came to the part about being the son of a man who might not have been served in a restaurant 60 years ago.

I thought of the books by Maya Angelou I read.

I thought of all the people who were ever at the receiving end of a racist remark. Being from Southern Europe, I have had my fair share over the years …of course, nothing to compare to what Dr Angelou described… but you can kind of relate to the pain and anger.

I loved the part of Obama’s speech about the world growing smaller and humanity revealing itself (communicators are experiencing this every day through the interactive web).

And I was really relieved by his message of inclusiveness to the Muslim world.

I will remember the prayer spoken at the end of the ceremony. A prayer for “the community of all nations, not just our nation”.

America is becoming again the place I used to love.

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2 Responses to “Whispering through the ages”

1. Marc Wright says:

   January 21, 2009 at 7:43 am

   Out of the ashes we glimpsed yesterday the glimmerings of a new world order.
2. Silvia Cambie says:

   January 21, 2009 at 12:38 pm

   We certainly did. Thanks, Marc.