THE HILL WE CLIMB
“When the day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in the never-ending shade… The loss we carry, a sea must wade, We have braved the belly of the beast, We have learned that quiet isn’t always peace, And the norms and the notions of what just is isn’t always justice And yet, the dawn is hours before we knew it… Somehow we do it.” From the poem – ‘The Hill We Climb’ recited by Youth Poet-Laureate Amanda Gorman at Joe Biden’s inaugural ceremony . I wanted to watch the live inaugural-ceremony of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for several reasons. One of the reasons was this: I wanted someone to ignite in my bosoms – Hope! It’s immaterial whether I live in distant America or here in India, Hope is mankind’s deepest need for survival. I firmly believe, that there is light at the end of any dark tunnel we now find ourselves in. So, when someone like Joe Biden, who now heads the most powerful – but severely bruised – democracies in the world, st...