So today we watched a great movie called Joyeux Noel, it's about WWI and how during Christmas of 1914 enemy soldiers fraternized and celebrated the holidays together. The specific story in the movie isn't neccesarily true, but similar events did happen.
It got me thinking. Would that happen now? Do we have enough in common with arabic/muslim people that we would be friends with them if it wasn't for the current conflict? It's something that I would desperately love to say "yes" to, but I feel that I would just be kidding myself.
Who's fault is it that Christians/Muslims, West/East (Let's include Asian allies as the "West"), Democracy/Communism, and even Right/Left wing can't get along and just seem to be natural enemies? Is our philosophy right? Do we live our philosophy? Are we as a people destined to only be identified with our political leaders? Do Muslims love their children too?
These are just a couple of things that I've been thinking about. I hope that I'm not as ethno-centric that I think I am.
Monday, January 15, 2007
La Joie de la Vie Francaise
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wow dude. c'est tres tres profond. i don't usually think that deep. i also have a blog with these people. i'm sure now that i'm leaving you a comment you will be able to find it. i just started it. mes enfants sont en train de dormir et j'ai un peu de temps tout seul. c'est un peu bizarre....
il faut qu'on aille en france tous ensemble. wouldn't that be a party with my kids, yours, and les maris. dit bonjour pour moi a emily.
je me casse.....
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