Thursday, February 23, 2012

A Dreamer's Dream

I watched this video, A Dreamer's Dream from Tyrese Gibson (with Blair Underwood and Jill Scott) and it gave me hope. Hope that there are still people who care about problems facing mankind. Are we still being judged by the color of our skin not the content of our character? Are we still filling up jails and making people millionaires? Are we still fighting each other and breaking down our marriages? Are we still complacent, waiting for someone else to fix what's wrong? What can we do to change it? It's things like standing for what is right amidst adversity, paying teachers well, justice systems that actually work or simply showing up to VOTE. Although this is a video drawing from Martin Luther King, Jr and from an American history perspective, the message is the same for any country. This message rings true for my country, Kenya. The message is the same, we are not each other's enemy!

KENYANS, what legacy can we leave for future generations? Do we still want to squabble between which tribe(s) are best suited for top government positions? Do we want someone from our own tribe as the President OR do we want a motivated President, a VISIONARY, someone who will build this country's infrastructure, make us a force to be reckoned with?  My vote is for the person who delivers that...I really don't care about the color, tribe, or sex.  Those are blinders that make us fail to see a person's character!


What dream are YOU dreaming?  I leave you with these words as spoken in the video...


"Staying home as a person of integrity on election day in 2012 is as much of an insult to Jimmy Lee as it is to your existing and unborn children who will ask you in a not too distant future, 'mother or father why didn't you show up for me?' "