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June 8, 2008
dare to hope
There was something about the combination of elements that inspired me. Amy Goodman showed clips on Democracy Now of Barack Obama declaring himself the nominee with Leonard Cohen’s Democracy playing. I felt my heart swell with a glimmer of hope for a new day.
I mentioned it to a friend who said, “I’m not letting myself feel hope. I’ve had my hopes dashed too many times.”
I can understand how anyone who had involved themselves in politics would feel an unwillingness to hope. I’m sure many Clinton supporters are feeling their hopes dashed these days.
Yet we must keep hoping. As my assistant Michael says: hope should never be dashed, only expectation.
So while it might seem risky to hope, I encourage you to nurture the hope you feel. Because hope is the only hope we have.
Here’s Democracy performed. See if it doesn’t create a glimmer of hope in your heart.
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