By whatever means, they express themselves much better than adults.
Kids. Mine also. Maily, age 6, came through with her “art work” for Father’s Day.
Aimy, age 17, chose to text. Before I can say “express”, they might as well email or Skype each other.
It’s quite a chore to get the young one to sit still and concentrate on a math problem.
The TV must first be turned off. Then the computer and whatever else that could serve as a distraction.
Tough Age we are living in. And by the same token, quite an exciting Age, sensory wise.
We could and accept to live with the jittery images of a twitter up- load on CNN so we can witness the street protest in Tehran. CNN said we were “witnessing a turning page in world history.” It seems as if journalists are now making a pre-judgment, instead of just observing events ( Yahoo, by putting the time line of Iran since the Shah,
it put a spin on it (as if this protest were a fait accompli in Iranian history). But what about the pre-Shah Iran?
Who cares? I don’t know much about each country’s history, do you? The point is, we are all caught up in a selective reality (smoke and fire makes good visual) which is better than fiction. (I delayed popping in my rented DVD to watch tonight’s CNN twitter clip).
I have watched many unfolding drama on TV, but often miss out the unfolding truth right before me: my kids’ growth . Someday, they will read these blog archives,
and look back to those twitter clips, and will be able to relate to me in new ways. They will find out that I have been away from
my homeland, due to a series of events outside of my control. They will learn that history takes its heavy toll, and is not a freak show to “entertain” the viewing public. Protests swept away lives with all their hope, fear and dream. Today’s special, if I can recall correctly, is NEDA , laying dead amidst a sea of protest.
Back in 75, it could have been a Thang Nguyen, or X nguyen. Broken lives are hard to mend, except when viewed in hindsight .The Japanese are known for pouring gold into the cracks to fix broken objects, and in doing so, giving them more value. I like that! God rest your soul NEDA! You are more famous now than ever will be.
Thang Nguyen 555 