I just saw something that made me tear up.
Happy tears. Call me a sentimentalist. Perhaps. But something about this video just makes me really optimistic. And happy. Happy enough to shed a few tears.
In full disclosure, I've been having happy tears quite a lot lately. I had happy tears last week when Obama became the Democratic nominee. Not just because he is the first non-white to have a real shot at becoming president in this country, but because he is a once in a lifetime figure that has come along and inspired millions of people at a time when people are so hungry for inspiration.
Perhaps in the final chorus of this video, it all finally dawned on me. There IS a change happening right now in this country. We are on the brink of a dawning of hope.
And as Obama has said so eloquently, hope does matter.
I hope to cry a lot more. Happy tears.
Call me a sentimentalist.
Perhaps.
O ba ma! O ba ma! O ba ma!
Yes, we can! Yes, we can! Yes, we can!
(Note: I really wanted to introduce the video. I apologize if the diary is short on words. It isn't short on feeling though. So, can I slide this time?)