true power.

true power is when one person can effect the way we interact across the globe; the way we speak, the way we eat, and even the way we listen. what a relief it is to have hope restored and faith renewed. it's good to know that it only takes one good strategic push to get things rolling, and the more i watch and listen the more i begin to see the fruits of that courageous effort towards change. it really amazes me to see how far we've come already. i mean, when a black man can walk along side a white woman and not be reminded of the dreadful happenings of Emmet Till you know we've come a long way. when white tears are shed in honor of the triumphant success of a black man and not be reminded of that the black man was once looked at as "strange fruit" you know we've come a long way. or even when our trust and focus has been commanded by the "underdog" and not be reminded that the "underdog" had no voice before now that you know we've come a long way. that to me is true power. when someone can persuade you to forget your original foundation to take one a new ideal and trust that this one is the correct one. yes, that is true power. the power of influence.