Dignity, Justice and Equality

Dignity; what it means, the worth of one-self, the priceless value of human life and what it represents, the dignity of a country, a race. Justice, what it embodies, the treatment of human beings as without replacement, without equal in treatment and empathy. Equality, as what it creates, the making of a community and the encumbrance of one another into making our lives better. We must understand that we must have dignity first in order to acquire a more perfect union. I have often said to my husband that the difference between Cubans and Puerto Ricans is that Cubans can not acquire their liberty unless they own their dignity as a Country. As a Puerto Rican I have always seen the United States as a great power that we must speak against, if it is unjust, and must protect, if it is attacked. As race becomes less relevant, we must understand that the only major bond we have is our dignity and pride in our Country. And that Country can only be lifted by the dignity that fills its own infrastructure. Don't believe me, look at our own history and our own relevance in the pursuit of justice. We might think that what Obama brings gives us is hope, but I see it as our dignity and pride, and what humiliation we must go thorough to have it back. This election is important for the world, but it is far more important for the soul of American dignity, pride, justice and equality.