On a usual humid day in chennai , I picked up an issue of the TIME magazine, which caught my eye because Michelle Obama was adorning the cover and the main article was titled “The meaning of Michelle”. Being an ardent fan of Barack Obama and having closely followed his presidential campaign, I was intrigued by the fact that I had not bothered to read much about his wife Michelle Obama the First Lady of United States.
I read the intresting article and the story that unravelled was about a Harvard Law Graduate , who had an impressive academic credentials and a challenging career. As I read, I envisioned the transition of Michelle Obama from the agressive career woman to the quiet calm face behind Obama’s victory.As the article rightly put it she was drawn into a role that she had not opted for and stumble a few times she did ,especially the much publicised speech about”proud of being an American for the first time in my adult life” where she was immediately caricatured as the gun totting revolutinary who was dissatisfied and disgruntled about America. But unfazed by the negative publicity , she trudged on revealing and silencing the critics with glimpses of the loving wife , and mother whose dreams had turned into a reality because of the opportunities that the magic land of America had handed out to her.
I saw two interesting clips on the web that caught my attention, one about Michelle Obama , the girl from South Side who had made the long and challenging journey from Chicago to the White House seem simple. Thanks to Michelle, the dream has now become a reality for many.
The much publicised “[proud of America for the first time in my adult life speech]“
It has been a sojourn that has tested the strength of her spirit , her passion, her faith and her values. From the not so popular wife of the winsome Obama, she has become one of the most admired First Ladies that the White House has seen in a long time. ( “The first First Lady to make it to Maxims hottest women in the world’s list “). She has been the “rock “ that Obama refers to and the resilience that she has shown stands testimony to the fact that the word Obama coined for her is apt. Three cheers to Michelle !
