So…we saw Motorcycle Diaries this weekend, and it was one of the best movies I've seen in my life. It stirred something deep inside me, and put a bit of conflict in my heart. It's something that I keep thinking about, but I feel strange. Basically, sometimes I think there is a political activist stirring inside of me, but he's suppressed by my Taoist beliefs. On one hand, I'd like to drop everything political in my mind and see the balance in things…so I can give myself completely to Taoist thought…on the other hand, I want to let it out and do something about the things that happen in this world…I hope that our trip in 2007 will clear some things up in my mind. Until then, I'll just try to better myself in other ways…I'll hold on to my Taoist beliefs…since they are what keep me sane…and keep the activist at bay…besides….I can't be overly political in the way I'd want now anyway, considering my occupation. I will say this though:
It is my strong belief that our people are imprisoned behind a wall of their own ignorance. We must free them whether it is by choice of enlightenment or by force. We are obligated to stand up and take responsibility for the things our governments do to the citizens of the world if we wish equality to be more than a dream. These things I say with the hope that they may someday come to pass, but with acceptance that they may never do so.
***EDIT***
I've calmed down a bit now, and I've since realized that my way will always be the way of peace and acceptance. I could never turn into a Che Guevara..I don't think I have it in me…for me, the way of reform must always come through peace, understanding, and mutual respect. I respect what the man was trying to do, and he had a noble cause…but I don't think I would have gone about doing it in the same way.
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