The wet roads have not dampened the spirits of the second convoy wave headed to Canberra from Queensland. I have not experienced such a positive, friendly and supportive mood on a driving trip around Australia ever!
The Commonwealth Games had a tremendous atmosphere and friendly banter but this is something different. It’s more than just a celebration of an event. It’s a journey of hope. The delight and comfort in knowing there are so many others on this journey. Others who feel like you do. They aren’t strange. They yell support, they honk horns, they wave flags, they stop and lend a hand to those stopped on the roadside. These people are giving life and hope to people who have been locked up, isolated, beaten down and treated as lesser citizens.
The mood is changing. You can feel it. You can see it in the eyes of those in the convoy. You can certainly hear it. The hearts being kick-started and a throbbing of expectancy.
I don’t know what the days ahead will hold but if this gathering of souls on the road to Canberra is any indication this is the birth of something very special.
History is being made.
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