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- What is your member name at http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/FamiliesforObama ?
- RickyJFico
- Hometown:
- Chicago
- Country:
- USA
- What inspires you about Barack Obama?
- Being blessed with a great amount of insight and logic, I see no other candidate more suited for the next Presidency than Barack Obama. I am currently reading his memoir, "Dreams From My Father," and it is not only a fascinating read but it is truly well-written and very inspiring. Although Obama's path took a different course than my own, it matters not, I can see clearly that both he and I share many of the same traits: Compassion, Understanding, Intelligence, Belief in Humanity, Belief in Communication, Belief in Oneself.
As a writer (memoirist, essayist, inspirational writer, poet, sometime humorist), I will continue to do what I can to add to the luster of this new age. It's time we make the change; it's time we advance ourselves into a more harmonious world. It's time for you, it's time for me, and it's time for Barack Obama to take the next step in his amazing journey. Vote Obama 2008!
We are standing on the threshold of what I call the "Golden Renaissance."
And now:
A Brief Introduction: Marsilio Ficino (Latin name: Marsilius Ficinus; Figline Valdarno, October 19, 1433 - Careggi, October 1, 1499) was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance, an astrologer, a reviver of Neoplatonism who was in touch with every major academic thinker and writer of his day, and the first translator of Plato's complete extant works into Latin। His Florentine Academy, an attempt to revive Plato's school, had enormous influence on the direction and tenor of the Italian Renaissance and the development of European philosophy.
Now, in part, through transcendence and clarity, a revival of such time and magnificence is happening and I, Richard (Ricky) J. Fico had been summoned to deliver upon a promise...one that seemingly I made a long time ago.
I haven't much in formal education but what I do have is much more valuable. And part of this knowledge and understanding that I had promised to impart to you can only be made possible if you, and let me stress this emphatically, share with me your knowledge and understanding as I am still a mere student. I've a simple quote I wrote not so long ago: "A Greedy mind is to learn, yet not teach & A Lazy mind is to yearn, yet not reach." I think you understand what I am saying.
Oh, and this quote is inscribed nicely upon my inspirational gifts: Power of Mind As the days progress brightly into the nearer horizons of the "Golden Renaissance" you will, in large measure, be more resourceful, more tranquil, more successful...oh, I know it, I always knew this simple fact.... Although, to a certain degree, our very nature stems from a past most often hidden, our present embodiment is guided in part, by that past but to a larger degree by circumstances that are more evident, more temporal. And it is with this thought of mine, that I will attempt to synthesize these two elements. In other words, what I will utilize in my journey forward are the lessons from the past with the lessons of today... For those who believe in the concepts of the eternal soul, synchronicity, even reincarnation, you will have a clearer understanding to much of what I will be relating here as much as I will have a greater understanding of what you, in turn, hopefully reveal or relate to me....
Beyond my deepest beliefs and more profound philosophies, still, on the surface it is Barack Obama who is the ideal candidate to lead this country after we've been mired in a lot of uncertainty the last seven years. One thing about Obama that I truly agree with is his commitment to diplomacy, open communication and his faith in dialogue. I don't see him at all as I did Bush (before his first election) as trigger-happy. I knew Bush was the type to jump the gun and Barack Obama doesn't possess this trait at all, a reassuring quality --one that is truly needed as President of the United States....
Because Obama understands the importance of open communication and has committed himself to dialogue and diplomacy with leaders of all nations I, again, endorse his platform. Here is another one of my quotes: "Remember that the door that may separate is more valuable than any wall."
Sincerely, Ricky J. Fico
Ricky Fico's Blog
Thresholds
Oh, how I know what it's like to be on the threshold of a dream,
standing on the very edge of it, hoping that I'd have enough strength
to cross the boundary, cross over to the other side, where all my hopes
and desires would come to fruition.
I know how it's like to be
standing there, alone and isolated, just another desolate soul seeking
salvation. Oh, how I know. I know how it is to be standing on the
outside, looking in, while my heart aches, and my head feels as though
it's ready to… Continue
standing on the very edge of it, hoping that I'd have enough strength
to cross the boundary, cross over to the other side, where all my hopes
and desires would come to fruition.
I know how it's like to be
standing there, alone and isolated, just another desolate soul seeking
salvation. Oh, how I know. I know how it is to be standing on the
outside, looking in, while my heart aches, and my head feels as though
it's ready to… Continue
Posted on December 8, 2007 at 5:44pm —
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