TOGETHER

The moment has passed. The choice is known. Now what?
Last night the unprecedented happened. America was driven out of their homes, out of their daily routines and in masses unseen before, make their choice known. Apathy was overcome.

Two incredible men stood a chance to lead an ailing country back into superpower status.

Only one man won.

Regardless of whether your candidate won, whether your issues were supported and whether you feel satisfied with the results, the majority spoke, a leader was elected, and democracy prevails.

Now what? Now comes the hard part. Can you put your differences aside and work to make this country better than it was before? Can you put your prejudices aside and support the man that the majority has chosen and all of us, together, create a better future?

Barack Obama is only one man, he cannot do it all. It will be up to you to do what is necessary to get this country from its current situation to be, once again, the greatest nation in the world.

Mr. Obama’s race, youth, experience and supporters had nothing to do with the reason he was elected. He spoke and touched the heart of his voters and persuaded them to join him as he led us out of these chaotic times and into a better future for our children.

Can you do as he has done? As many have done? Can you put race aside? Can you put your ageist attitudes aside? Can you put all of those things aside and believe in the abilities of this man to inspire millions to get involved?

If you cannot, then we are all doomed.

If this elections have shown us anything is that truly in the United States of America anything can be done. WE can recover. WE can work side by side with our neighbors and rebuild this nation with a stronger foundation than ever before. Chalk aside the previous ways, if WE are to prevail and lead once again, WE have to create ourselves anew.

But WE have to do it together. United we Stand, WE the People. All of the phrases that have been coined became clichés because there is truth to them. WE have to do it together.

As our nation faces turmoil that threatens our livelihood, it won’t take one black man from Chicago to fix it all. It will take the farmer from Iowa, the teacher from California, the nurse from Texas and even the homeless from New York. Not one of us is excluded from this mission. From all corners of this nation, we have to come together and stand together and strong and make the decisions and choices that will empower the next generations.

These changes are not for you and me, they are not even for those that came before us, they are for those that will inherit this world from us. If we cannot learn to love and accept our neighbor, how do we teach it to our children?

As stewards of this planet we have failed. As protectors of our youth and future generations we have failed. As Americans, we have failed in teaching our children the meaning of the basic principles that this land was founded on.

So as we begin a new chapter in our history, what part will YOU play in it? Will you care enough to get involved? Will you let go of your political party, your race, your generation, your background and take a stand to make this a better place?

Change will not come about from just one person; it will not come from a group of people. WE have to consciously and purposefully make that choice. All of us, as one nation.

We stand against our greatest enemy. Ourselves. It won’t be another country that will take down this country; it won’t be special interests, crazed dictators, or any outside threat. It will be brother turning against brother, neighbor against neighbor, idea against idea. This country made up of so many of us, is great because of our diversity and our varied experiences. We have exceeded because of our different backgrounds, our different histories.

Can we take our histories and our experiences and create a common future? Can we stop being a race, a generation and just be people? Can we let go of our prejudices and embrace the tenets and the core principles of this country and let go of everything we have ever been before and be just Americans? Shoulder to shoulder, side by side, making this, yet again, the greatest nation in the world?

WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU. YOU MUST MAKE A STAND.

All of us together. Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, European. Young, old, rich, poor.

Together we can make this country better.
Together we can make our world great.
Together we can reach new heights.
Together we can make a new stand.
UNITED WE STAND.