Comments on: “Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.”

By: jaehwan

jaehwan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:52:48 +0000

Congrats to Obama, America, and the world! He’s already getting started with the assembling of his team. It’s definitely an exciting time!

By: Dialectic

Dialectic — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:52:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing some of your feelings with us, mj! I wish I could’ve been in NY to see that; it sounds amazing!

Haha, as for 44, given the people I’ve met through this site, and the ideas we’ve shared, and now with Obama, it’s the greatest number in the world as far as I’m concerned =)

By: missjosephine

missjosephine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:35:28 +0000

also, on a side note… i was listening to a discussion on numerology, and heard a metaphysical author (colette baron-reid) say that the number 44 was the master healer number. this wasn’t in reference to the election, but i thought it so symbolic of obama’s role (so i hope) in history, as well as the fighting44s.

By: missjosephine

missjosephine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:32:10 +0000

i was watching jon stewart’s “Daily Show” last night, and he made the funniest (yet very true) comment. he said (paraphrased) ‘the strangest phenomenon is happening in new york today. eye contact. people are actually looking each other in the eyes….and smiling. it’s a big change and i don’t care too much for it….i’m almost afraid someone’s going to invite me over for pie.”

he was speaking in reference to the newfound hope and optimism people are finding after the election, and though it was meant as a joke, i absolutely noticed the change on the streets.

being a transplant in new york, i’ve noticed the tenseness and strong aversion to eye contact and connection which has become routine for me for the past three years, but i felt (and saw) a lightening up after the election. i would accidentally bump into a stranger (a few times already since yesterday, i’m a klutz) and we’d laugh, look each other in the eyes, smile, and say sorry. so many other incidents as well, seeing strangers looking at each other with more curiousity and openness (which is in a sense, a more positive form of vulnerability) than i have seen in a long time in this city. maybe i only see this because this change has happened inside me and affected my perception. but it is such an amazing sight to see. it’s as if we have collectively begun to wake up, and are noticing that the people around us share similar hopes for the future.

By: nskripchun

nskripchun — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:02:41 +0000

Now… the real work begins. Let us all do our part!

By: Senkeh

Senkeh — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:43:27 +0000

Unbelievable.

By: howstrange

howstrange — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:31:18 +0000

After the victory speech I turned the channel to cnn an you can see all the panelists were somber and watery eyed. It was truly a night to remember. I never thought I would ever feel such cynical free optimism, and as I was telling a friend of mine, the moment wasn’t so much about the rhetorical “change” we’re so familiar hearing of, but about a paradigm shift, an evolution and hope for this country and world.

By: lopan

lopan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:05:29 +0000

I too, am unusually giddy and upbeat. I’m optimistic. I’ve never been moved like this before. Canadian news has been all over this, and everytime they replay his “Yes we can” speech, my eyes well up.

If any of you Americans can get your hands on a NewYork Times paper for today — save it. Frame it and hang it on your wall. You will not want to forget this unbelievable moment in history.