Walking Backwards

Okay, I haven't written in some time because I really wanted to write a meaningful and purposeful entry regarding the election results. I now realize that I am going to be unable to convey what I feel succinctly enough in writing and that I don't really want to. There are enough political blogs and forums out there if that's what your looking for. I've never really talked about my own personal politics or actions here and, while this is a major political event, I don't want to start. Politics rile me up and this journal is supposed to be my way of distressing. That being said, I do want to make a comment a few things ;). While I voted for the other guy, our current president won the majority. We live in a democracy and I will live with the decision. But, I can't help but worry that 51 percent of the population has all of the power over the other 49 percent. I hope that this does not keep our voices from being heard. I hope that this does not keep people from fighting for what they believe in and legitimately questioning authority. Most of all I hope that people will realize that, while sometimes it seems futile, protecting our rights is worth the struggle. That working to preserve our freedoms is a good way to exhibit what your "moral values" are. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Even though I had serious problems with the current administration in the past, I am not going to automatically assume that they are going to do the same in the future. They have my "benefit of the doubt." I can now only hope that they use it well.