blog - gObama 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Berlin, Germany - London, UK - Chicago, ILIn between the time zones across the continents. I am descending over Chicago right now - listening to singer Estelle and her SHINE album on the flight entertainment sound. It’s a historic and legendary time with the soundtrack of America’s finest: John Legend, Wyclef Jean and Sean Paul produced by multi-talent Kanye West - it shines.
I had a good chat with my neighbor on this flight from London to Chicago. She is a sweet 79 year old Afro-American lady that has just returned from Italy (Mediterranean Sea cruise trip) together with a group of her retirement friends. She says all her folks are voting for Obama. But in her eyes and voice was still the fear that he might be assassinated, and that this dream of Obama as the saviour might be gone with a single bullet overnight - her generation saw it before... JFK, Malcolm Martin, Marvin!
I feel a growing excitement, suspense and spiritual content as this will be the last chapter in what has become an incredible journey that marks my own paradigm shift from cynicism to hope that another America is possible. I have been speculating and exploring what is real about this since almost one year. I have to say: I like what I see...and shine!