I’m watching Chinese TV right now as they report on the hundreds of people who lost their homes to the recent earthquake. Of course, I can’t understand what they are saying, but the reporter is walking among sad-looking people who are packed into a sports ground. There are makeshift beds and classrooms and every so often the reporter will shove the microphone in front of someone who cries. I’m almost confident they are crying about the earthquake, though there is an outside chance it is a report about a national gypsy convention. If this is the case, then there is something very sad going on in the gypsy world.
A few days ago China stopped for 3 minutes to remember those who passed in the tragedy. Taxis and cars stopped in the street, people stood everywhere in silence, workers came out of their shops and buildings to stand together. This 3 minutes of solidarity would be nice to experience more often, were it not in remembrance of something tragic.
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