"If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a friend of mine." Che Guevara.
We Iranians expect the world to tremble at the loss of our country men and women. We get angry when the news of Michael Jackson's death overshadows the news of the uprising in Iran.
But I wonder, what difference have we made in the world as a community, even as individuals. Michael Jackson rocked the world with music and dance. But forget Michael. Have we ever trembled at the injustice done to other people in the world? Darfur, Bosnia, Rwanda? Did we hit the streets? Did we protest? Did we start an internet campaign?
How it is that we expect the world to care about us when we really don't care about the world?
About Me
- Niloo Soleimani
- I have travelled all over the world. I have hiked up the majestic Himalayas and ventured into the magnificent temples carved deep in the mountains of Nepal. I have seen the breathtaking Pyramids of Egypt and the majestic Colosseum of Italy. I have walked up the Great Wall of China and meditated in a Tibetan monastery high above the clouds. I have learned to scuba, fly a single engine plane and organize fundraisers. I have bought a house, created a beautiful garden, cleaned gutters, made millions of dollars, then lost it all, fixed the kitchen sink, wrote poetry and practiced Tai Chi. I have finally learned to love myself and adopted a beautiful girl from Kazakhstan as a single mom. In all of this I have learned the same thing again and again: We are all ONE.
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