Congratulations to Barack Obama

Words cannot even begin to describe the feeling I had when it was revealed that Barack Obama had been elected the 44th U.S. President and the very first African American president in the history of America. It was the very same feeling of ecstacy, shock and elation we felt when Tata Madiba was elected the first democratic and black president in Mzansi in 1994. Winning by a landslide, this marks a glorious and historic milestone in the lives of Americans.

I immediately sent a few smses to a few friends of mine across the U.S. who I had been chatting with about the election race leading to this glorious occasion. I informed them of the jubilation expressed by Africans throughout the continent, including South Africa. They sent messages back and one of my friends who is in Austin, Texas proudly said, "He did it !! The world is smiling this day! Thank you for the well wishes and prayers my bhuti!!"

Yes, he did it. And that acceptance speech, WOW! What an inspiration! Congratulations to you, President Barack Obama. Your journey has just begun, we shall keep you in our prayers and thoughts and hope you restore the values, dreams and what means to be American, for your country. The Audacity Of Hope. You've shown us what that means.