Beijing & Tendonitis

"One World One Dream"

That is the slogan of this year's Olympic Games
This fully reflects the essence & the universal values
of the Olympic spirit

Unity, Friendship, Progress, Harmony, Participation and Dream.

It expresses the common wishes of people all over
the world, inspired by the Olympic ideals:
To strive for a bright future of peace for Mankind.

-Peace: [noun]
1.the normal,
nonwarring condition of a nation, group
of nations, or the world.
2. freedom of the mind from
annoyance, distraction,
anxiety, tranquillity; serenity.
3.silence;
stillness

How we all long for peace. Be it the quiet serenity of the forest as you walk alone, taking in the beautiful creations around you. Or even the common unity of nations in the 2008 Beijing Olymipcs. How is it that us humans, fully capable of being civil & loving towards one another, have fallen so far?

Scenes of destruction and peril arise everywhere as we scour this earth of ours.
Soldiers comming home from war & killing their wifes, children being strapped to bombs
with promises of eternity & happiness finding only death, governments killing those who
oppose anything they decree, women being slaughtered for being anymore than a slave.

Genocide, War, Killing, Hate, Death....
[How long will it go on?]

We see small glimpses of hope in some places.
The unity of all nations in the renowed Olympic games. Visiting with each other,
hugging, shaking hands. China's flag holder [Yao Ming] Marching the National parade
with the 9 year old Lin Hao [Who's become somewhat of a national hero in China]
bringing up the back of this momentious event.

But then again, even in my own family I see the hate.
"EW, mom look, Iraq & Iran are walking next to each other.
They shouldn't even be able to compete should they? They are stupid"
Are we, the United States of America waging war against the 'feared
badmitton players of Iraq?' I think not.
It saddens me.
Immensly, that we as a human race are so narrow minded, that we can't seem to exist
side by side. Without our testosterone getting the better of us and killing everything that
dares to oppose us?

BOOM!


headshot...
Night