This clip of Dennis Kucinich's speech to the DNC has gotten some play, but not, in my estimation, enough. His clarion call, "Wake Up America!" is more than a political call, it is a profoundly spiritual one. My husband, Aaron, first recognized it, and reminded me of one of my favorite stories in Zen Buddhism, about a monk who exhorts the practitioners to "wake up!" to become enlightened. Given Kucinich's practices and beliefs, I know that he is calling for America to do more than wake up to the implications of the Bush presidency, to the poverty, desperation, and decline in our nation -- he is calling on Americans to literally wake up, to become enlightened, to be mindful of our impact in the world - from global warming to our smallest, most minute daily interactions. We are all connected - and Kuchinich's fiery speech wants to remind us of that.
Today, at least, I am awake.
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