Thank You--Week 17 & 18

I have had a lot on my mind. Many entries were in the making before I decided to write an entry to appreciate you. You who make this world a little bit more peaceful, you who ask questions and thus enforce a degree of transparency on the body of authority, you who smile and create many more narratives in which smiling is imagined, lived. This entry is for you who believe in humanity for humanity is your belief in humanity. I am not fond of poetic abstractions, so let me tell you where this pattern of thought comes from. I spoke with a dear friend today. We were updating each other on our recent experiences. So much was discussed of economic desperation and closed-mindedness, lack of embrace, proud ignorance, empty full minds, so much hopelessness. Our talk was redirected to another subject and she told me about a friend who is an Oxford graduate, she has gone back to the Middle East and is currently teaching at an Afghan refugee school in Tehran. Such news move and inspire me. This is her blog, write to her, see her photos: http://setaaareh.blogspot.com/

I am proud and thrilled to be hearing about such people, to be around such souls whose minds truly invite all political borders into a collective love-making to birth a world in which you and I would never be left alone dreaming before a wall taller than our determination.  Let’s bring walls down this year, in our own unique way. Happy New Year, thank you for being witness to this amazing journey.

Love, peace, and less walls in 2011!

Your Aria