In the 21st Century, we need not be white, Christian, Muslim, Oregonian, gay, straight, or even "wrong" or "right". We are, but human. For all our beauties and blemishes, we are inextricably confined by the code of our corporal and spiritual existence. Let us, just for a moment, not consider the potential success or failure of the next four years; rather, let us consider the "fierce urgency of now". We all indeed share common desires upon this lonely planet, from India, to Spain, from South Dakota to Oregon: we want security. With the events of today, we can receive that gift. We are secure knowing that, despite our woes and fears, our successes and failures, that we are all in the same arena where every local action can affect global reaction. We are all among this curious, yet chaotic planet where the boundaries of language cannot explore, and the vast possibility of uncertainty can dominate. My fellow human beings, the cloaks of our past have shed a skin, and shed a tear. The 21st Century of "humanism" has just knocked loudly. I, for one, am willing to answer the door. To ignore is to risk our security.
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer."
-President-elect, Barack Obama, 11.04.08
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