So I was questioning Seva this evening, and wondering why I am doing what I am doing with the student organization--is it really helping people, is screening The Greatest Silence really helping the Women in congo right now? And of course they were stupid questions, because the obvious answer is yes, and being cynical will not get you any where in life. I guess it is nice to hear it. Glen got to play with Dr. Smith tonight at Sugar Browns. My mom came up and listened to him. We talked, drank Chai, and listened to some great music. We talked about Seva, and she said, yes it was helping. Everyone has to start somewhere, and awareness IS the first step. The more I think about Seva, the more I like it. The more I like the idea of Seva being a route from our lives at Texas tech to the world around us. I like it being a means to open people's eyes and help them to see the world for what it is. Not just the suffering, not just the injustice. But the beauty. The hope.
The hope is these women in Darfur with their brightly colored head scarves waking up every morning and carrying for their families...despite their lives in the refugee camps.
The hope of the Congolese women speaking up against their attackers and wanting to press charges against the men who have raped them
the hope of 20 people taking the time out of their days to come and watch a video about a region in the world they haven't even really heard of.
the hope of children.
The hope of you waking up each morning and going on with life.
the hope of the earth.

I suppose we all live for hope in a way.

Mostly though I have spent this entire week stressing about two exams that were over today, and in the end, will back on this week as having screened a documentary of the Greatest Silence, not having done well on two exams.