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for the pursuit of happiness

by 추홍희블로그 2009. 1. 31.
And for the small worn velvet Bible housed in the Rare Books Reading Room that Lincoln used for his inauguration and Obama used for his inauguration. Hallelujah for being allowed to<br />
hold that Bible in my hands. Abraham Lincoln. Maira. Barack Hussein Obama. Nice.
And a woman named Renata asked “Why on the Bible? Why not on the Constitution?” And I think that is a very good question. But now we are taking a short break from questioning. Right<br />
now, we are opting for naïveté.
Hallelujah for the vast sea of nearly two million people holding madly fluttering flags in the bright noonday sun. For being smart again. And sexy again. And optimistic again.
For the helicopter roaring up from behind the Capitol next to the Japanese pagoda tree. A dot in the sky. Hallelujah for the hope of a new world.
And the Japanese pagoda tree, oblivious to all the fuss, vaguely remembers that it is also known as the Chinese scholar tree, which flowers profusely in late summer, offering to the<br />
lucky person standing under it a fragrant dappled refuge from the noonday sun.