Hope and Change
Four years ago, I briefly blogged about this political newcomer that had the "the charisma of JFK and the eloquence of Bill Clinton" (blog entry here). Last night he went on stage in Denver to accept the nomination of the Democratic Party. His speech was awe inspiring. I was captivated and was moved by its simplicity. It is the blueprint of a new America. A new road map to bring the country back to glory. It is about hope and about change.
"Change happens -- change happens because the American people demand it, because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time."
I look back to my country and remember how many times we have demanded change. And hoped endlessly for the salvation of good leadership. We have yearned for a miracle of the gift of a selfless public servant who will work for the country and its people and not personal enrichment. As a people, Filipinos have not been indolent. We have worked hard to bring back democracy and to bring our economy back on the right track. But we have been cursed with a breed of politicians who lack decency.
I realize that hope is not an endless resource. In a country that had worked hard and hoped so much for change, when hopelessness prevails the people just give up and walk away. In my case and some others that I know... we have walked far - very far away.
And still from far away we hope for change.
"Change happens -- change happens because the American people demand it, because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time."
I look back to my country and remember how many times we have demanded change. And hoped endlessly for the salvation of good leadership. We have yearned for a miracle of the gift of a selfless public servant who will work for the country and its people and not personal enrichment. As a people, Filipinos have not been indolent. We have worked hard to bring back democracy and to bring our economy back on the right track. But we have been cursed with a breed of politicians who lack decency.
I realize that hope is not an endless resource. In a country that had worked hard and hoped so much for change, when hopelessness prevails the people just give up and walk away. In my case and some others that I know... we have walked far - very far away.
And still from far away we hope for change.