Imagine a life where you cannot practice your religion freely, where your language is threatened, and you are pressured to give up your traditions for a "better way of life". I cannot imagine this scenario but everyday Tibetans live it. It is hard to think that this may happen here or ever could, it can. We can fight for our culture and stand up to defend what is right or we can bow down and let it happen and later wonder why we have no freedom left. Everyday that I am out on the road, or just out living life I remind myself to always stand up for what I believe it and give a voice to others that may not be able to speak for themselves. Tibet is not that far, what is happening is real, and sometimes unthinkable. We can't turn the other way and think that we have so many problems here that even trying to look at the Tibetans problem is too much. Because once we do this, we are giving up on every person's right to be free, no matter where you are from. Please go to http://www.tibet.org/ and http://www.tibet.net/ to find out more on Tibet, it's fight, and to gain knowledge of what they are fighting for and why it is so important to read and learn about. We need to all start taking a long hard look at what is happening in our own communities and start standing up for what we believe in.
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