Today marks the day that the 44th president of the United States— Barack Obama — took office officially. I am so glad that I was able to watch it and witness something like this.

I just wish that other people would see things the way I do. People that have problems with him shouldn’t take hits at him every chance they get. We should never “hate on” our presidents.

Maybe you don’t agree with his policies regarding abortion. Maybe you don’t agree with his policies regarding our current war affairs. Maybe you don’t agree with his policies promoting/acknowledging/accepting gay/lesbian marriage.

For today, I hoped that people would set that aside. No matter what kind of a person the president or president-elect is, I think we should have hope for them and should try and see the good in them. Looking negatively at the person running our country only creates problems. It’s okay to not agree but, honestly, this is who the country voted for and so I think we just need to accept it and move on. It’s not as if just because we have a new president, the country and its people suddenly have no say. If policies regarding abortion change, it would be mostly due to the views of the people in this country. If you have a problem with it, take part in pro-life rallys. Try and educate other people. Don’t sit at home and whine about Obama or whine to other people that you talk to about it. Do something.

All in all, I am very glad I was a part of it. I just wanted to keep a record of this day somewhere. =)