I had written this blog the day after the olympics ended but had issues getting into my blog account until..today- but I figured I'd go ahead to post it anyway.
The Olympics are over! The Olympics have always made me cry but I could never figure out why. Yes, yes, it’s this frenzy of events that take place which gives only the best of the best a platform to show the world what they’re made of; but I think it’s much more than that. During the opening ceremony- The Parade of Nations showed the power of 1. Citizens of the human race displayed pride and dignity about where they come from-who they are.. Arabs, Jews, Muslims, Christians, third world countries, emerging economies, and super powers – all bound in 1 space, on 1 ground with 1 goal in mind-winning. It didn’t matter that some of the countries were at war; one thing was for sure for those 2 weeks every one of the athletes had worked hard and wanted to be acknowledged for their efforts. Isn’t that what all human beings want? To be recognized as people first above their nationality, ethnicity, personalities, religion, shade of skin color, weight, social status, disability or sexual orientation; and to be given a fair chance to prove themselves? These tags seek to emasculate the power of 1. Now I know why the Olympics makes me cry- it’s the fore-knowledge that this Utopia that is created will only last for two-weeks will soon end and then the world will return to the madness. I guess like John Lennon I can always keep imagining how the world should or could be, but in the meantime I am looking forward to 2016 where Rio will give the me the opportunity to live in Utopia again- until then think #1.
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