Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Je Suis Paris

Over the last few days, I have seen many works of art - photographs, memorials, written words - that have expressed sorrow and strength in the wake of the Paris attacks.  Here is my favorite:

http://www.seahawks.com/news/2015/11/15/centurylink-field-holds-moment-silence-paris-victims-seahawks-vs-cardinals

It is glorious.  To see them all so unified against evil and selflessly expressing their support for a country so far away . . . .  And this is better than a regular work of performance art, because this is not a performance.  This is real.  This is love, this is unity, this is strength.  And it is ever more powerful and beautiful for its sincerity.

I would have liked to have included a link to the national anthem for that game (last Sunday), because that is the part that really moved me, but apparently nobody has posted a video of it.


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