The United States of America enters the age of the philosopher king on the back of a man whose colour of skin, till not too long ago, brought one word to mind – slave - and perhaps, for some, still does.
The man, Mr. Barack Obama, ushers in an age which escapes the need of what every nation on this planet requires. A man who affirms that where he stands today is a culmination of many things that moulded him and more especially the power of the books that he read and the power of the word that he has used.
The power of books that helped him understand what it means to be the harbinger of the age of the philosopher king to a nation that is fast eroding in its importance in the world and the power of the word which has enabled him to communicate what that age aims to do to renew that nation’s glory.
America has entered the age of the philosopher king and let it be an inspiration to all those nations in our world who pine for such an age to dawn into their lives that it can be done through the ballot.
