A vision came to me unbidden this morning. I was driving early in the morning, enjoying the sun and blue skies and autumn leaves (we're at peak here, or actually just past peak by a couple of days, so it's something to see!) I changed the radio station from my usual liberal talk station (they were replaying the robo-calls :scared: ) to find something more positive. Turned on a music station and got Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours", which I love--it's very positive.
So I was bopping to the song (it's very boppable), and all of a sudden I saw Obama's inauguration or maybe a "party for the people" just afterward. He and Michelle were on the stage with their arms around each other, and thousands and thousands of people were bopping in unison to this song. There was a banner that read "President Obama" above the stage.
The crowd was, of course ecstatic--blissfull--and relieved that our nightmare was over. But there also were some stone-faced McCain supporters in red t-shirts at the edge of the crowd. They were far fewer in number, and they weren't a threat--they were just very, very disappointed, angry, and fearful. They started to walk dejectedly away from the rally, when a young girl at the edge of the crowd glanced over her shoulder and saw them. She caught the eye of one of the women, who glared back at her. The girl held out her hand as an invitation to join the party--and the united country. The woman hesitated, thinking it was a trick, but then actually took her hand and walked to the edge of the crowd. Other young people turned around, and a couple of them looked suspicious, but the young girl reassured them. So they all welcomed the woman, and she gradually started to relax as she realized that we were not, in fact, going to turn fascist, "socialist", communist, Muslim, or any of the other garbage they'd been taught.
I cried. It was a truly beautiful scene. I hereby manifest this as our future. :grouphug:
P.S. This is the tune. Feel free to bop!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHTsc9PU2A :hi:
Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait
I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and, damn, you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment
People, dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our god forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved
So, I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait
I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate
I'm yours
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait
I'm yours
Open up you mind and see like me
Open up your plans and, damn, you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find that
The sky is yours
So please don't, please don't, please don't
There's no need to complicate
'Cause our time is short
This is, oh this, this is our fate
I'm yours