Tunnu This is Heavy stuff , cant we get sometihing more lighter
PSC On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 11:38 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *Subject:* The American Way > > In <poorto...@in> a few short days, an African American man will move > from his private residence into a much larger and infinitely more expensive > one owned not by him but by the taxpayers. A vast lawn, a perimeter fence > and many well trained security specialists will insulate him from the rest > of us. But the mere fact that this man will be residing in this house should > make us all stop and count or blessings - because it proves that we live in > a nation where anything is possible. > > > > Many believed this day would never come. Most of us hoped and prayed that > it would, but few of us actually believed we would live to see it. Racism is > an ugly thing in all of it's forms and there is little doubt that if this > man had moved into this house fifteen years ago, there would have been a > great outcry - possibly even rioting in the streets. Today, we can all be > both grateful and proud that no such mayhem will take place when this man > takes up residency in this house. This man, moving into this house at this > time in our nation's history is much more than a simple change of addresses > for him - it is proof of a change in our attitude as a nation. It is an > amends of sorts - *the righting* *of a great wrong.* It is a symbol of our > growth, and of our willingness to "judge a man, not by the color of his skin > but by the content of his character". > > > > There can be little doubt now that the vast majority of us truly believe > that this man has earned both his place in history and his new address. His > time in this house will not be easy - it will be fraught with danger and he > will face many challenges. I am sure there will be many times when he asks > himself how in the world he ended up here and like all who have gone before > him, the experience will age him greatly. But I for one will not waste an > ounce of worry for his sake - because in every way a man can, he asked for > this. His whole life for the past fifteen ye! ars appears to have been > inexorably leading this man toward this house. It is highly probable that > that in the past, despite all of his actions, racism would have kept this > man out of this house. Today, I thank the Lord above that I am an American > and that I live in a nation where wrongs are righted, where justice matters > and where truly anything is possible. > > Recent Activity > > - 2 > New > Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fapsdelhi/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnaG41ZDIzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE1NzA0MTM5BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTk0NjU5MARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMjMxMjA4MzY3> > > Visit Your Group > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fapsdelhi;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcW84ZHBjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE1NzA0MTM5BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTk0NjU5MARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEyMzEyMDgzNjc-> > Drive Traffic > > Sponsored > Search<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=13of0cr36/M=493064.12016255.12445662.8674578/D=groups/S=1705946590:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1231215567/L=/B=yUZWckLaX.g-/J=1231208367605971/A=4025338/R=0/SIG=12jnci1fd/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44092/*http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/srch/index.php> > > can help increase > > your site traffic. > Yahoo! Groups > > Do More For Cats > Group<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=13o4o4dco/M=493064.12016263.12445670.8674578/D=groups/S=1705946590:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1231215567/L=/B=ykZWckLaX.g-/J=1231208367605971/A=5522123/R=0/SIG=11kt0eu7c/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/domoreforcats/> > > Connect and share with > > cat owners like you > Group Charity > > Hands On > Network<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=13odll2r9/M=493064.12016306.12445698.8674578/D=groups/S=1705946590:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1231215567/L=/B=y0ZWckLaX.g-/J=1231208367605971/A=5579904/R=0/SIG=110vban8o/*http://www.handsonnetwork.org/> > > Volunteering has > > never been so easy > . > > __,_._,___ > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "EX,GHPS,1988,V.V" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/exghps1988v_v?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
