Hope and Change

Hope is defined as “to cherish a desire with anticipation, to desire with expectation of obtainment, expect with confidence”. Hope is certainly a magnificent emotion to relish, but requires nothing other than belief.

Change is defined as “to make different, transform, to give a different position, course, or direction, to replace. Change necessitates achievement, attainment or accomplishment.

Hope is merely the aspiration to achieve or acquire, while change is the direct result of an actual occurrence that produced a modification.  Alone, hope never becomes more than just hope. Change can be anything, everything whatsoever.

While some folks seem to have an abundance of hope that our government will do what is necessary to make life better for all, the direction they are taking has failed to produce the modifications that were promised. As hopes begins to diminish, we must consider what steps are necessary to bring back hope.

I think the answer is abundantly clear. We need change. Real change.

Think about what could be accomplished if we could breakdown all of the power structures that currently exist in our nation’s capital. What if, we had a new President, Speaker of House, Senate Majority Leader, Vice President, all new committee chairmen in both the house and senate? What if all the sudden, the hundreds of lobbyists lost their relationships with all of the government officials who wield the majority of the power in Washington.  Now that would be real change that would bring more hope to the people than we could imagine.

Some might think this is ridiculous, but the American people process the power to effectuate this very movement.  Yes, if we had the courage to cross party lines, stop believing in those who promise hope and change and deliver on none of it, and vote for real people with integrity regardless of party affiliation, things will change. If we voted for the folks who demonstrate the ability to control the size and influence of government in our lives no matter what party they belong to. Then and only then, will we see the type of change that will support the hopes of future generations.

Hope requires little, while change require effort. A lot of effort, hard work and the sacrifices that go with it.  We can hope all we want and nothing will change. We have to do it ourselves. We The People!  The question is: do we have the courage?