Monday, June 18, 2012

News of the good, Part 3


Really an amazing event this past week: Burmese opposition leader & holder of the high moral ground for decades Aung San Suu Kyi finally accepted her Nobel Peace Prize in person.

When you consider what this woman has endured—her house arrest was only lifted two years ago by the military dictatorship, & she was elected to parliament but two months ago—it’s just astonishing that things have shifted such a distance that she’s in Oslo to accept her prize & will be able to return to Myanmar.

Considering everything going on in the world, it’s really heartening to have this story to put things into perspective.


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