Dear Mr. President:

Thank you for that encouraging talk you made on Tuesday night. That  you dealt mostly with Principles that matter like equality and the basic dignity and value of every individual woman, man and child was what made the presentation so effective. It was the heart speaking.

I do think that the vast majority of the 65,915,796  people who voted for you in 2012 were moved by the heart, rather than by the intellectual presentation of mostly boring data about what was "accomplished." I have watched individuals who are concerned and caring people go all glassy eyed when the "pols" start listing how many of this and that was done. It is when you speak about what you feel and what you believe and what you lived for that people are moved to action. When you talk about the deeply held principles of caring and sharing, and our ability to understand that all children are our children, you touch the hearts of the people. As was indicated by a Sage, "The measure of understanding is the degree of love. One can memorize lines word by word, yet one remains dead if the knowledge has not been warmed by love."

I understands the restrictions of present politics, the power of the forces arrayed against us and the crucial imperative of restoring the balance to our national and international life. Yet, "You may be sure that one would not leap across an abyss without absolute necessity. The more unavoidable the necessity, the nearer is the step of victory. Let the most dire necessity arise!"

The "tools" which the retrogressive forces use are those of fear, hate, greed.  Ours are different. "Just as a lever sets the wheels in motion, so does love inspire powerful responses. Compared with the radiance of love, hatred is only a hideous blot. For love is the true reality and treasure. I do not speak about love abstractly but as a physiologist. I consider that as necessity is the impetus, so love is the enlightener."

You have enormous support from the people, Mr. President. We will be victorious.

lots of love

-tom