R.I.P. Neda Agha Soltan
June 23, 2009
I don’t quite understand what’s going on in Iran right now, but I am so touched by this woman’s story: Neda Agha Soltan. I am most touched because she was just a regular person, it seems like. A regular person who wanted to have regular freedoms like the kind of freedoms I would want if I were her.
Sometimes it’s hard for me to be sympathetic with people fighting for a cause because I have become a bit desensitized by all the images of fighting, war, burning vehicles, bombs, etc. But this woman brought it all home to me again. When I heard her story and saw her picture, I could imagine that being me. Someone who is not a direct leader right in the middle of a protest, but informed enough and compassionate enough to attend and show up with fervent support of democracy and freedom.
In full support of the Iranian people,
Spring
June 23, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I agree with you, Spring. This is just so sad. I ran across this blog today, written by a woman in Iran and she just wrote a little bit about Neda Soltan:
http://royadiba.blogspot.com/
Big sigh and a heartfelt sympathy for the Iranian protesters.
June 23, 2009 at 11:43 pm
rest in peace, neda. thank you for reminding me of and inspiring me to think about mortality, individuality, politics, and revolution.
this is the u.s. constitution:
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Preamble
June 24, 2009 at 9:28 pm
The Constitution’s Preamble always tears me up a bit…
June 25, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Neda died with open eyes, Shame on us who live with closed eyes