Martin Luther's Dream.

He stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and delivered the words that would resonate through the spine of history. He had a dream. A dream that painted America, painted the world as a mosaic of different colors and beliefs living together in happiness and trust. He preached a message of reconciliation, a message that told black people to refrain from distrust in white people even at a time of grave racism and inequality; because many white people "have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom". He looked past the racial divide of the country to a day when men "will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character". He has a dream of when Blacks, Whites, Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans, and all colors of the world will sit at the table of brotherhood without fear and chart a new course for the world to take. He had faith: "With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood"...he said.

And look where we are today. A man standing on the brink of history, to become the first black President of the United States of America. The country with the original sin of slavery still etched in its bones. The question on everybody's mind: is America ready? I tell you what; A black man cannot become the president of this country without the votes of white people (obviously), if America is not ready now, will they ever be? This guy has done everything this country has asked of him. He is American, he is a family guy who loves his wife and daughters, he has given a major part of his life to public service, he is at least 35 years old, he pledges allegiance to the stars and stripes, he is a christian (even though that shouldn't matter), he even has extremely superb oratorical skills....Even though these characteristics does not qualify you to be president, they shed a light on the kind of life you have led. So when people say they don't believe he is really a Christian, or blatantly call him a Muslim, or a terrorist, or he is not American, it just shows how people can be willfully ignorant just to avoid answering the real question of whether they can stand to see a black man in the white house.

Dont get me wrong, I dont think the American nation is myopic or prejudice, I think this election is going to be determined by the issues facing Americans and the content of the candidates' characters not the colors of their skins. But I also know that this election will serve as a mirror of how far America has come away from her original sin.