Home    

The Journal of Sophia Grace

Perhaps it is time for change.
11/06/2008 05:22 p.m.
I'm so grateful that this election is over. I'm tired of the fearmongering, tired of the hate and the false accusations (from both sides). I'm grateful that President-Elect Obama won (yes, I'll admit it, the issues that are important to me more closely aligned with his beliefs). I'm also so incredibly grateful to Senator McCain for giving me back my faith in his abilities during his gracious, beautiful concession speech. I know that he will do much good for this country, that he will continue to serve bravely and passionately.

I will admit though, I am so tired of this. For the last 8 years, my candidate of choice has not won. Of course one is going to be disappointed when your choice doesn't win. But I've heard so much fear, so many people saying that they are unwilling to even give Barack Obama a chance to prove his worth as the leader of our country. So many lies about him (by the way, does anyone actually try to understand our tax system or the meaning of socialism?). For both of the previous two elections, I have sat myself down and reminded myself that, although President Bush was not my choice, I still had to give him a chance. I couldn't go on with negativity, I couldn't assume from the very beginning that he would ruin our country.

I don't even know what the point of this entry is. I think it's just that I try so very hard to give everyone a chance. I try to hard to think about issues, to analyze, to be rational. I try to believe in the best possible outcome. I try to believe that our leaders try their hardest and make mistakes, not that they're evil. It saddens me to realize that I constantly feel like I am a minority in that.

Either way, here's to a productive, healing next four years. I hope that both parties can use this time to come together, to listen, to be respectful of each other, to try to understand. As humans, we are blessed with the capacity to reason and I think it is time that we all take advantage of that gift. Let's try to understand people with views that are not our own, let's try to figure out where they're coming from and, if we can't agree with them, respect them for holding a differing opinion and being true to their convictions.
I am currently Reflective
I am listening to Sufjan Stevens

Member Comments on this Entry
Posted by Steven Kenworthy on 11/11/08 at 02:57 PM

this is a beautiful perspective yours...quite rare as well. it's easy to be close-minded and hard to be open-minded you see. i agree though... just keep on keepin' on and don't get burned out. remember, voltaire said the best will happen in the best of all possible worlds...so let's do this for the widows in paradise ;) ciao sg.

Add to my friends List - Reply - Quote
 

Return to the Library of Sophia Grace

 
pathetic.org
FAQ
Members
Poetry Center
Login
Signup
 

pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online
All works Copyright © 2025 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)