I was just watching the Kennedy rally in support Barack Obama. What I saw was a connection between Obama and the Kennedy family that was beyond political. When I first time I saw Obama at the Democratic convention, I sensed the same kind of energy I saw in Bobby Kennedy. I also knew he was going to be President in 2012.
Ted Kennedy looked healthier and happier than he has been in decades. It is like a great burden and sadness has been lifted from his shoulders. For the first time in decades, his shoulders were no longer weighed down by a loss that he could not prevent. In his speech, Ted found a renewed passion and strength in the message he shared. It was like he had lost the missing part of himself or an old grief had been put to rest. However, when Ted referenced John instead of Bobby, it gave me pause. Though both John and Bobby were very similar in style and message, their energies were much different. John was more conservative in his message and style, while Bobby had a freer spirit and sought more radical change. John was more focused in his intent and mannerisms. Bobby was more relaxed and subtle in the way he not only got his message across but in the way he went around the people who tried to block it. His thought was--it is simpler to go around opposition instead of trying to force your way through it. Bobby was more passionate about building bridges between people of different ethic, economic, religious and lifestyle backgrounds and finding common ground. John was more straight forward and plan spoken; he truly said what he meant and meant what he said. As with the Cuba Crisis, John stood for what he believed with calm self-assurance. He didn’t need to raise his voice to get his message across. When he did, it was more for effect than an emotional release.
Originally, I thought Obama might have been the reincarnation of Bobby Kennedy, yet the birth and death dates didn't match, nor did the dates match for John. There were several years when all three existed on this plane together. Barack was born before the deaths of both John and Bobby Kennedy. Yet the closer I looked at Obama, the more his cadence, his tone and his message, the more I see John even through there is much of Bobby still in the message. It is as if when John continued to guide Bobby after his death as he did in life, he himself absorbed the passion that drove Bobby forward. It would be interesting to know if Obama had a near fatal accident around or soon after the deaths of John or Bobby that would have opened the door for a soul exchange, which would have allowed one of the two Kennedy brother’s souls to walk in the body known as Barack Obama. Or if on the grand scheme of life, those two souls have chosen to be the angels on his shoulders, whispering to him how to create the changes they had been prevented from making a reality.
Either way it is time for Obama to start building bridges, instead of playing tit for tat. It doesn’t matter who started the conflicts and the mud slinging, but who has the strength and courage to finish it. All three Democratic candidates have positive messages, experience and individual abilities to contribute to the country. When the bottom line is tallied on each of them, the good of the country should out weigh individual egos, ambitions and hurt feelings. To quote John, “Ask not what you country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” Each candidate must ask themselves in their hearts who would be best to step up to the plate and who would better at the supporting roles? If to no one else but to themselves, they need to answer why they want the Presidency. If their goal is the good of the world, good of the nation and the good of the individual, then their answer and their path will be clear.
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2 comments:
Isn't this interesting, Tir. I was getting the same mental telepathies. John Kennedy, though, not Bobby. It was like I was standing at the TV and I saw Obama, but then John Kennedy flashed in my head but then it was the same time Carolyn was on there and maybe that was why, but isn't this strange.
If you had seen the announcement this afternoon, you would have been amazed at the strong connection between the four of them. Ted Kennedy looked 20 years younger. There had to be more than just politics going on.
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