I had another experience with a video that has haunted me, which I wrote about four years ago. I had just finished reading A Mighty Heart, by Mariane Pearl, the widow of journalist Daniel Pearl who was beheaded in Pakistan. Mariane made the smart choice of not watching the video of her husband being murdered. I did not. When I watched the killers, I couldn't believe that their sense of humanity was completely gone. I think one guy had to leave the room and the other guy felt he just had to get the deed done because they said they were going to do it. But it only proves that evil really does exist. I'm not sure whether I'm better or worse for seeing these videos. It's no good putting your head in the sand and not facing the fact that horrible, evil things happen in this world. You need to face it to combat it.
I won't end this post on such downer topics, but instead focus on the positive with the new Administration. I have high hopes for President Obama. He has a huge mess to clean up and it will take time. But I have no doubt that he will inspire this country to clean up its act at home and in the world. His letter to his daughters in Parade Magazine was truly inspiring. From photographer Callie Shell's viewpoint, he obviously puts his family first. And thanks to Kristen McLane, I found that you can Obamicon.Me!
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