Friday, March 25, 2005

Reflections and thoughts

At the teen dance a young man spoke to me earnestly "Are you one of the professors?" I responded that no, I'm not a teacher but I'm with the group of Canadians. He obviously had something important to say so we stepped into a room and he began by asking if we knew about Serbia before we arrived. He was very serious about this and I paid close attention. What he needed to say "I just want you to know that we are not all savages."... this from a young teenager. What an eye opener. I suppose that for the past several years anyone from the West who arrived to examine Serbs ended up writing articles demonizing them. Thanks for speaking to me Mario.

1 Comments:

Blogger kathleens mom said...

i just read your entry ,John, a week later but your comments about Mario's conversation with you spoke to me of your respect for this young man as an individual by listening to him and supporting him. Seeds of peace are planted in such ordinary and simple ways.Looking forward to the film and I continue to enjoy Kathleen's stories .

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