“You Made Me A Better Man,” Barack Obama Pens An Emotional Goodbye Letter And We’re Crying!

Goodbyes are never easy. Especially when you have to bid farewell to the America’s (and the entire world’s) most loved, The Obama’s. After 8 years of sincere service and indomitable spirit, Barack Obama empties his seat at the White House and we know it will never be the same again. It’s true, America in the meantime will have gained its 45th President but the Oval Office will not be the same again! It just won’t.

Though it’s a part of the parting tradition for the sitting president to leave a letter as he passes his baton to his successor in the Oval Office, POTUS Barack Obama took the time to pen an emotional letter, a farewell letter to all the Americans. And it is nothing short of an ode. Read the entire post here.

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My fellow Americans,

It’s a long-standing tradition for the sitting president of the United States to leave a parting letter in the Oval Office for the American elected to take his or her place. It’s a letter meant to share what we know, what we’ve learned, and what small wisdom may help our successor bear the great responsibility that comes with the highest office in our land and the leadership of the free world.

But before I leave my note for our 45th president, I wanted to say one final thank you for the honour of serving as your 44th. Because all that I’ve learned in my time in office, I’ve learned from you. You made me a better President, and you made me a better man.

Throughout these eight years, you have been the source of goodness, resilience, and hope from which I’ve pulled strength. I’ve seen neighbours and communities take care of each other during the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. I have mourned with grieving families searching for answers — and found grace in a Charleston church.

I’ve taken heart from the hope of young graduates and our newest military officers. I’ve seen our scientists help a paralysed man regain his sense of touch, and wounded warriors once given up for dead walk again. I’ve seen Americans whose lives have been saved because they finally have access to medical care and families whose lives have been changed because their marriages are recognised as equal to our own. I’ve seen the youngest of children remind us through their actions and through their generosity of our obligations to care for refugees, or work for peace, and, above all, to look out for each other.

I’ve seen you, the American people, in all your decency, determination, good humour, and kindness. And in your daily acts of citizenship, I’ve seen our future unfolding.

All of us, regardless of party, should throw ourselves into that work — the joyous work of citizenship. Not just when there’s an election, not just when our own narrow interest is at stake, but over the full span of a lifetime.

I’ll be right there with you every step of the way.

And when the arc of progress seems slow, remember: America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We the People.’ ‘We shall overcome.’

Yes, we can.

 

I don’t know about you, but I’ll never be able to say my goodbyes to this man and his family. NEVER.

News Source: The White House

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