deletedItems: Life, Love and the Pursuit of Zombies.

Echoed by Barack Obama in a speech given 2 years ago. This portion of the speech represents my feelings on how a leaders faith and public policy should coexist - perfectly.

Bravo, Senator. I like you even more now.

You can read the full speech here.

I could lose myself in history. I can spend hours looking at photos of abandoned places online. I love visiting homes of historical figures past, and feeling the depth of the history surrounding me.

The only sad thing is the homes and buildings that are in disrepair, falling apart. I am still as fascinated by them, and if I close my eyes for a moment, I can visualize the life that was there before. For every flowered wallpaper that is peeling and falling away, there was once a woman who pondered over which pattern to buy. For every doghouse that is falling over, there was once a loved dog who resided there, wagging his tail at the return of this owner. All the rusty tricycles, forgotten coloring books and dismembered dolls speak of a time when a now aged individual knew no better joy than playing in the sunlight on the stoop of this now abandoned home.

I’m not so fascinated by the future. The past, however, gives me hope of what we might be. The feeling that the roots of our very humanity runs deep. The feeling that we can draw wisdom from our successes, and learn from our mistakes; we can be better people.

Yes, I love history. The feelings, the smells and sights of days gone that remains in the objects our predecessors left behind wraps around me like a warm blanket of time.

Let’s not forget our past, because it is the biggest part of our future.

-B