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I promissed myself many times that my blog will not be political under any circumstances. Being political means you have to take a side and some very good people will be left on the other with a new gap inbetween. Not many can overlook that gap and remain friends. So please, don't take this post as a political statement for IT IS NOT! It is merely an observation. I pledge to remain politicaly neutral.

I believe that success of a nation or even human kind is a collective effort. Of course there are ones among us that push the carriage a bit harder and make significant contributions, but nevertheless we are all on the same boat and we all have to put somethin in. In a society that we have today, we can't (yet?) function as a self-organising crowd - we need somekind of leadership. But what does define a good leader? Is it his ability to know everything? Hardly! It is impossible to be skilled in every skill of the people you guide. A conductor does not play all the istruments he conducts. The real mastery of leadership is in ability to bring the best out of people. It is the ability to inspire and bring people beyond their natural limits. I remember that with good conductors I played my sax better than I would normally play solo. It was an incredible feeling when I felt like the hand of God* is guiding my fingers.

I can not tell what kind of a president Barack Obama will be. I shall be careful and not predict a thing. But I know this; from what we had seen so far, he has an incredible ability to inspire people to work and push beyond what they would normaly do. It is not about what he can do, it is about what we** can do under his lead. And this is why I am extremely happy that he is ellected president and I am optimistic for the next 8 years and hopefully more.



Notes:
* - God is meant metaphorically
** - when I say we, I mean people of the western world. It is clear now that USA has such strong and influental economy that it's president is actually the leader of the whole western civilisation. In good and in bad.