Hope

I waited for his speech as the 44th President of the United States at 1:00 AM. Lance stayed awake until 12:30 AM so I have to switch channels from time to time because he was watching cartoons.

I waited with bated breath and I was not disappointed. His speech was not full of promises (like what we often hear during SONA) but a speech that invites everyone to join him in restoring America.

Hope
“Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.”

Peace
“We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat and roll back the specter of a warming planet.”

Hope and peace, among others, was all over his speech. He has inspired America and the rest of the world. He is not just a leader but an inspiration to his countrymen.

Filipinos are yearning for a leader that would inspire them and not the other way around. We want a leader that would give us hope and would start and carry out a change in our society. We badly needed a leader who would motivate us and not someone who will turn us into an apathetic country because we have grown tired of seeking for change.

Will the results of the 2010 elections give us what we badly needed?