i left my torch....
in San Francisco. Today is supposed to be history-making here, where we are this week. The olympic torch is passing thru the city, and there will be political protests all around it, to bring atention to the bad things that are going on in Tibet. There are calls for the torch to not make it to Beijing; for boycotts of the Olympics being held in a place where basic human rights are so blatantly violated; for the President of the USA to not attend the opening ceremonies.
He never attends, so not attending would not be a big deal, I think. Attending would be a far bigger deal - bringing light to the darkness. The torch, the president, the olympics - all can bring light to the darkness. Maybe even, they can help bring Light to the darkness, which is, at the end of the day, the only thing that will stop the bad things.
Me, I just hope to stay out of the way of the riots. Richard having been sicker than I've ever seen him except twice in his life, yesterday was spent during the day in-room, so we didn't see Richard Gere or any of the protesting going on. I hear today will be so big that it will be impossible to miss.
Civil disobedience. Ok. Its brought attention to the issue. Now what? The world is watching? How do we make the bad things stop? Again, back to the only way. And I smile as I think of Lottie Moon.