Sen. Obama and the Tides of History

Time goes on, life goes on. Stand still and life will pass you by, or run you over, grind you into the dust of history. Like civilizations people rise and fall. The smart ones, the ones that survive, see what's coming and either move with the tide or move aside. They understand the wisdom spoken by the historian George Santayana, "Those who do not remember the past, are condemned to repeat it".

I believe we are now witnessing a paradigm shift in American society. In the world of religion we've seen the passing of Rev.'s Kennedy and Falwell and are seeing the passing by of Rev's Dobson and Robertson. Politically we are now seeing the passing by of Fidel Castro, Gen. Mushariff and George W. Bush et. al.

Progressives move forward, move with the times, often are the movers and shakers. Conservatives stay in place, try to hold back the tide - to dam it up (and are damned in the process.) Progressives move the social agenda with love and respect. Motivated more by fear, conservatives, true to their name, try to conserve, to preserve. They have too much invested in the status quo to "let go and let God". Many were often one time liberals who now have obtained social status, political success and material wealth. They then struggle to hold on, blocking progress and are eventually overwhelmed by the relentless tide of history, the desire for the have nots to have what the haves, have.

We need both progressives and conservatives. Progressives see current unmet needs and to move the social agenda forward and conservatives hold on to what needs preserving slowing the tide to a deliberate responsible pace.

Senator Obama has seen the rising tide, is one who moves with the tide, adding his energies to the rising tides of change. With the conservatives trying conserve their gains they try to turn back the tides and are about to be washed away. Senators Clinton and McCain are a part of the tide blockers and will be washed away, I'm certain. In most recent American history men like Jack Kennedy and Newt Gingrich were caught up in the tide for change and rode it to success.

With the current economic and foreign policy failures pushing America toward change, Senator Obama is simply riding the tide of history. Success is his - if he can ride the tide while not being washed away by the torrent. As they say, "Only time will tell". May Our Creator bless him with the love, light and wisdom of the ages.