History in the making

Walking down the street, listening music on my iPod. I was trying to imagine what it was like in the United States at the time our parents were young, when people of different race were discriminated, abused and treated as lower than others. In the United States, and on many other places across the world.

We have made progress as generation. We have made progress as mankind. Fourty years later, a man of mixed race can become President of the United States of America. And so he will, as moments ago, CNN projected Barack Obama’s victory in the race for the presidency.

If Barack Obama will manage to lead as he ran his campaign remains to be seen, but his victory means a lot. It is a big step for mankind. One in the right direction. Now it is up to us to finish the journey down that path, so that everyone, despite race, despite background, can achieve their dreams.

Barack, congrats!