All rise!

I have been thinking about writing on this topic for the past few days now. But for some reason I cannot find the words ,the phrases which would do justice and truly convey the awe in which I hold this man- Barrak Hussein Obama. I suppose truly this is an expression of - Dare to Dream. And what a dream it is.
America has matured. I happen to hear this man's name uttered at least once a day either on the news channel or by a person. For anyone still naive enough to believe his win does not effect us ,wake up. it has everything to do with us. Talking for myself - on an individual level this man inspires me to think big. What a spectacular rise Obama had. I can't help but be mesmerized whenever I hear him speak . To express yourself so eloquently and sway the people of a whole nation to believe in him a 'black' and a Muslim descendant. Sit up historians , take note.
We live in a time where there are laws on paper and but none are practised. The law has abolished racism and yet we find people with a mindset that if you are black then surely you must be at the very least a foul mouthed knife wielding maniac. Its the way we have been influenced to think so some other race can come up at the cost of the underprivileged.
This sentiment is not peculiar in India. We live in a land where communalism is on the rise. People are killed in the name of their faith. Minorities are at the mercy of the majority. A prejudice has been created against certain religions and the common man readily believes all the garbage being doled out by the media. Will anyone pause and question? Perhaps one day. Until then true justice will not be delivered. If you catch someone in the wrong do punish them but to give the dog a bad name and hang him only causes a negative ripple effect and then you wonder where all the violence comes from?
There is a signature attached to my mail- Happiness is Contagious; Start an epidemic today! Isn't it true? And isn't it truer that hope is even more potent? And today one can see the hope that it slowly spreading it's wings in all those people who have an unfulfilled desire, an unfinished dream, an unspoken need. Now is the time. Don't fear. Don't doubt. For as Obama said in his winning speech- YES WE CAN!