YES WE CAN

No time in the history have the words “yes we can” been said, written or thought as they have been in the last couple of months. I wonder is it just said because we fancy saying it or there is some meaning to it. Let’s pause for a minute and analyse what the phrase ‘actually’ means.

Yes – is a word that stands for hope, clarity and confidence. I bet you cannot say ‘yes’ without the ray of hope, without the clarity of speech and without the confidence in self.

We – stand for collectiveness. We is a collection of Is. It stands for collective intellectual, strength and dream. In no way it means shunning responsibility or passing the buck.

Can – means ability to deliver. The ability accompanied with a sense of certainty and not just wishful thinking.

So to summarise, ‘yes we can’ to me means, ‘with hope, clarity and confidence, with collective intellectual, strength and dream I will deliver’.

Words have meaning when they can be used in sentences that become examples. Examples that are real, examples that give hope to those who have been deprived of any. ‘Yes we can’ will have meaning for me only when I can create an example; an example where I use this phrase in letter and spirit.

I am a man of hope and optimism. I have always denied myself the luxury of being in so-called ‘comfort zone’. I have taken path less travelled by many around me. I write this because I need to. I need to remind myself that I had broken away from stereotype once. And I need to do it again.

It is on the cross-road where I stand. One road is comfortable and clear while the other is foggy. The mundane world looks attractive. I know the rules and also I can take liberty in breaking some. The foggy road is uncertain and frightening. I am not sure what is there on that road just a mile ahead. But then I will never know until I walk that road. With audacity of hope I have chosen my path.

I will come back to this blog to reflect on my decision. The decision I have take on the day when the US and the rest of the world welcomes a new president. President who gifted the world hope in his words, “Yes we can”.

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